Tones and Tunes: Typological studies in word and sentence prosody

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Tones and Tunes: Typological studies in word and sentence prosody is written by Tomas Riad and published by Walter de Gruyter. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110190575 (ISBN 10) and 9783110190571 (ISBN 13).

Despite the recent advances in the integration of lexical tone and intonation in phonological theory, all too often the study of intonation and the study of lexical tone are viewed as belonging to different research traditions. This collection aims to strengthen the integrated approach by studying tone and intonation within a common framework, and by tracing their interaction in specific prosodic systems. Some papers deal with the structural properties of lexical tone and intonation, e.g. of Zina Kotoko (Cameroon), Borgloon Dutch (Belgium), and European Portuguese, while others focus on the historical development of the prosodic systems of Basque, Kagoshima Japanese and Scandinavian. The volume also includes a re-evaluation of a classic paper on the typology of tone rules, and a survey of features signalling question intonation in African languages.