Tone and Inflection
：New Facts and New Perspectives
( Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM )
Publication subTitle ：New Facts and New Perspectives
Publication series ：Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM
Author： Palancar> Enrique L.
Publisher： De Gruyter
Publication year： 2016
E-ISBN: 9783110452754
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110450026
Subject： H04 grammar
Keyword： 语言学
Language： ENG
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Description
Tone is about melody and meaning, inflection is about grammar, and this book is about a bit of both by studying complex ways in which the tones of a given language engage in the expression of grammatical meaning. The book includes chapters on both general issues concerning tone and inflection as well as case studies on lesser known languages of Asia, Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Mesoamerica, with a special focus on the Oto-Manguean languages.