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Jokweni, Mbulelo – Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 1994
This paper argues that a domain-based approach can be used to explain the complex tonal structure of Xhosa nouns by means of a single H tone spread rule. The argument proposes an H tone-motivated domain structure for every noun type, referred to as Tone Domains (TDs), with the number of TDs determined by the number of lexical H tones in a given…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation, Linguistic Theory, Morphophonemics
Aziza, Rose O. – 2002
This paper focuses on tonal alternations in the Urhobo noun phrase. Urhobo is an Edoid language spoken extensively in Delta State, Nigeria. The language has two basic tones, high and low, plus a phenomenon of downstep, both automatic and non-automatic. The noun phrases examined include the noun + noun associative construction, the noun + relative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intonation, Morphophonemics, Nouns
Sethi, J. – 1971
The sentence intonation of Panjabi (a tone language) is described, as it is spoken in the district of Sialkot in West Pakistan. A system of phonetic transcription is established, and the intonation of sentences and questions is treated in two chapters. (JB)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation, Language Research, Panjabi

Kam, Tak Him – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1977
In Cantonese, there are cases where two semantically related monosyllabic morphemes contrast with each other by tone only. Such cases may be classified into four groups. Synchronic classification of examples may be of some pedagogical use to teachers and students of Cantonese. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation

Cook, Eung-Do – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1972
Revised version of a paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Western Conference on Linguistics, Vancouver, October 22, 1971. (VM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Comparative Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Intonation

Chen, Shirley – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1973
The see-saw pair is a technique for perceptually contrasting the two realizations of the third tone, viz. the low-level half third and the low dip full third. (DD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English, Intonation, Language Instruction
Malou, Job – 1988
An analysis of the Dinka (Sudan) vowel system consists of: (1) an overview of Dinka phonological structure, including the phonological sentence, the phonological word, the syllable, and the consonantal and vocalic features of the sound system; (2) an examination of breathy versus nonbreathy vowels, including a review of previous research using a…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Intonation, Language Patterns
Welmers, Beatrice F.; Welmers, William E. – 1964
Twelve lessons in Igbo, the major language of Nigeria, are provided. The lessons are designed for use with a native speaker serving as a model. They cover pronunciation, major grammatical patterns, and limited practical conversation. The tonal aspects of Igbo pronunciation are emphasized. Suggestions are offered to enhance students' understanding…
Descriptors: African Languages, Drills (Practice), Grammar, Igbo
Maddieson, Ian, Comp.; Gandour, Jack, Comp. – 1974
This annotated bibliography, which has been entered into the SOLAR Bibliography File, focuses on the phonetics and phonology of tone, including studies on the physiology of phonation and pitch control, pitch perception, inherent pitch of vowels, the interaction of tone with musical melody in tone languages, and other related issues. An attempt has…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics

Shen, Xiaonan Susan; Lin, Maocan – Language Sciences, 1991
Examination of the perceptibility of carryover coarticulatory perturbations occurring at syllabic vowels in Mandarin Chinese suggests that, in connected speech, a portion of fundamental frequency at intertonemic onset is perturbed, including initial voiced consonants and vowels, and that the perturbations result from preservative as well as…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Distinctive Features (Language), Intonation, Mandarin Chinese
Wong, Puisan; Schwartz, Richard G.; Jenkins, James J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
The present study investigated 3-year-old children's perception and production of Mandarin lexical tones in monosyllabic words. Thirteen 3-year-old, Mandarin-speaking children participated in the study. Tone perception was examined by a picture-pointing task, and tone production was investigated by picture naming. To compare children's productions…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Mandarin Chinese, Young Children, Tone Languages

Grayshon, M. C. – Language in Society, 1975
As an example leading toward a social grammar of language, three emotions are analyzed in English and Yoruba. Certain communication features in English that lie in intonation and stress require a change of grammar in Yoruba and that these changes are subject to further categorization through status and solidarity. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Grammar, Intonation
Richards, Jack – Te Reo: Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand, 1969
This paper describes some of the pronunciation features of Thai speakers of English in New Zealand, based on the observation of Thai students during their language laboratory sessions in a pre-university English course. Regular pronunciation features and consistent patterns of sound replacement were observed, which seemed to be characteristic of,…
Descriptors: Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Interference (Language)

Trutenau, H. M. J. – Linguistics, 1972
Descriptors: African Languages, Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Ga
Bastin, Rene – Revue de Phonetique Appliquee, 1971
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Electronic Equipment, Intonation, Kirundi