Tone and accent in Oklahoma Cherokee /
This text examines the tone and accent of Oklahoma Cherokee, in which 6 possible pitch patterns can occur on a syllable: low, high, low-high, high-low, lowfall, and superhigh. It investigates the distribution and source of these patterns, the principles that determine their positions, and the nature...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Cherokee |
| Language Notes: | Text in English, with some phrases in Cherokee. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Oxford studies of endangered languages.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This text examines the tone and accent of Oklahoma Cherokee, in which 6 possible pitch patterns can occur on a syllable: low, high, low-high, high-low, lowfall, and superhigh. It investigates the distribution and source of these patterns, the principles that determine their positions, and the nature of tonal alternations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191802393 0191802395 9780191059841 0191059846 |