The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2003.
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| author | Li, Zhiqiang, 1969- |
| author2 | Michael Kenstowicz. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/176512019-04-10T16:52:50Z The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach Li, Zhiqiang, 1969- Michael Kenstowicz. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Linguistics and Philosophy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295). This dissertation concerns both phonetic and phonological aspects of tone mapping in various Chinese languages. The central issue addressed is the role of contrast and positional prominence and neutralization in the realization of tone. The inventory of tonal contrasts constrains the outputs of contextual neutralization as well as the location of pitch targets in phonetic implementation. Two prominent phonological positions in the tone sandhi domain are distinguished: peripheral (initial and final) positions and metrically strong positions. Input tones occupying different prominent positions in the input are preserved in the output; their realization in the output can be determined by the location of stress. A typology of diverse patterns of tone preservation and realization emerge from the interaction of positional faithfulness and positional markedness constraints. The research findings reported here have implications for both phonetics and phonoloy. by Zhiqiang Li. Ph.D. 2009-01-30T18:38:10Z 2009-01-30T18:38:10Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/17651 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17651 54938513 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/17651 http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 295 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Linguistics and Philosophy. Li, Zhiqiang, 1969- The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach |
| title | The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach |
| title_full | The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach |
| title_fullStr | The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach |
| title_short | The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach |
| title_sort | phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint based approach |
| topic | Linguistics and Philosophy. |
| url | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/17651 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17651 |
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