Preface; Notational conventions; 1. Setting the stage; 2. Tonal representation and tonal processes; 3. Directionality and interacting sandhi processes I; 4. Directionality and interacting sandhi processes II; 5. From base tones to sandhi forms: a constraint-based analysis; 6. From tone to accent; 7. Stress-foot as sandhi domain I; 8. Stress-foot as sandhi domain II; 9. Minimal rhythmic unit as obligatory sandhi domain; 10. Phonological phrase as a sandhi domain; 11. From tone to intonation; Concluding remarks; Bibliographical appendix: tone sandhi across Chinese dialects; References; Subject index; Author index.
This book, first published in 2000, is a most comprehensive analysis of the complex tonal patterns of Chinese languages.
"Well-structured, comprehensive and reader-friendly, the book is a genuine encyclopedia of Chinese tone sandhi..." Language "A valuable book that will be of great interest to all phonologists, as well as students of Chinese linguistics." General Linguistics
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