Tone Spacing [microform] / Ian Maddieson.

A study investigated the validity of three theories in predicting the structure of language tone systems containing level tones. The theories include the following: that (1) phonetic elements are arranged so they are maximally separated in a fixed phonetic space; (2) a system with a larger number of...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Maddieson, Ian
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991.
Subjects:	African Languages. Bilingualism. Foreign Countries. Hausa. Intonation. Language Patterns. Language Research. Linguistic Borrowing. Linguistic Theory. Phonetics. Tone Languages. Uncommonly Taught Languages.