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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Main Author: Uchihara, Hiroto (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Cherokee
Language Notes:Text in English, with some phrases in Cherokee.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Series:Oxford studies of endangered languages.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191802393
0191802395
9780191059841
0191059846