The idea behind this thesis began with a reading of Will Leben's thesis on suprasegmental
phonology, in which he argued that in some languages, even short vowels could bear two …

In an important study on the phonology of Kukuya, a Bantu language spoken in the People's
Republic of the Congo, Paulian (1974) describes a number of linguistic properties that are of …

In this article, I will examine the relation between tones and the underlying string of
phonological units in tone languages, using data from Margi and Igbo. But before looking at …

Except for a brief period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, tone has generally fallen outside
the central concerns of theoretical phonology. During that period, the concepts and …

This volume resolves an inconsistency that has arisen in the autosegmental theory of
phonology and morphology-some versions of this theory allow a single distinctive feature to …

I. Aims of the Study In recent years the subject of tone has become one of the major objects
of discussion in phonological circles. Generative phonologists have particularly …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the representation of tone using three
languages—Etsako, Mende, and Hausa. It presents arguments that support the …

This thesis develops the theory of non-linear phonology in an exploration of sound groups.
Evidence for the existence of phonological constituents is culled from the behavior of …

From the very beginning of the study of African tone systems, it was recognized that tonal
oppositions are relative in nature: a tone is H (igh) not because it is realized on a particular …

TONEMICS, MORPHOTONEMICS, AND TONAL MORPHEMES Wm. E. Welmers Hartford
Seminary Foundation Most language students, and even a shocking number of tinguists, still …