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Syntax-Phonology Interface

Argumentation from Tone Sandhi in Chinese Dialects
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Syntax-Phonology Interface: Argumentation from Tone Sandhi in Chinese Dialects explores theoretical issues concerning the phonology-syntax interface, focusing on tone sandhi patterns within Chinese dialects. The book examines how speech is segmented into domains of varying sizes influenced by syntactic structure and original tones, shedding light on the prosodic hierarchy. It provides rich linguistic data and analysis crucial for understanding how tonal changes occur across syllables and words.
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This book is ideal for graduate students, academics, and researchers specialising in linguistics, phonology, syntax, and Chinese dialectology, particularly those focusing on the interface between phonology and syntax.

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This book centers on theoretical issues of phonology-syntax interface based on tone sandhi in Chinese dialects. It uses patterns in tone sandhi to study how speech should be divided into domains of various sizes or levels.

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This book centres on theoretical issues of the phonology-syntax interface based on tone sandhi in Chinese dialects. It uses patterns in tone sandhi to study how speech should be divided into domains of various sizes or levels.

Tone sandhi refers to tonal changes that occur in a sequence of adjacent syllables or words. The size of this sequence, or the domain, is determined by various factors, particularly the syntactic structure of the words and the original tones of the words. Chinese dialects offer a rich body of data on tone sandhi and thus provide great evidence for examining the phonology-syntax interface and the resulting levels of domains, known as the prosodic hierarchy.

Syntax-Phonology Interface: Argumentation from Tone Sandhi in Chinese Dialects is an extremely valuable text for graduate students and scholars in the fields of linguistics and Chinese.

Series: Routledge Studies in Chinese Linguistics

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Reviewed by Chen Ou in Lingua, this book is praised as a leading resource in the field of linguistics, offering an in-depth analysis of tone sandhi phenomena across Chinese dialects. It reveals the organisation of phonological components and details how syntactic properties influence phonological rules, making it a valuable text for graduate students, researchers, and scholars interested in linguistics and Chinese language studies.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138934818

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 November 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 37 Tables, black and white; 340 Line drawings, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 476g

Pages: 246

About the Author

Hongming Zhang is a leading expert on tone sandhi, and this book is the culmination of a lifetime’s research.

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