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Peer reviewedFromkin, Victoria A. – Journal of Linguistics, 1971
Descriptors: Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Environmental Influences, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedFromkin, Victoria A. – Glossa: A Journal of Linguistics, 1970
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Language Universals
Download full textFromkin, Victoria A. – 1974
This paper examines the problem of whether tonal representation should be considered segmental or suprasegmental. Woo's hypothesis that tone features are to be specified segmentally is discussed as well as Leben's statement that in some languages tone is suprasegmental. The following are criteria suggested as a basis for tonal representation:…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Intonation, Language Patterns
