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Dunn, John A. – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1979
Describes the connective suffixes used in Coast Tsimshian and Southern Tsimshian. (AM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies
Hsiao, Yuchau E. – 1991
There are two facets to the lyric rhythm of Taiwanese folk songs: beat alignment and metrical pattern selection. Because the lyrics are metrically derived from classical Chinese verse, a prosodic line may have syllable-beat symmetry. However, syllable-beat mismatches are also common. Lexical syllables have preference over functor syllables in beat…
Descriptors: Chinese, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Folk Culture