Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notational conventions; 1 Setting the stage; 2 Tonal representation and tonal processes; 3 Directionality and interacting sandhi processes I; 4 Directionality and interacting sandhi processes II; 5 From base tones to sandhi forms: a constraint-based analysis; 6 From tone to accent; 7 Stress-foot as sandhi domain I; 8 Stress-foot as sandhi domain II; 9 Minimal rhythmic unit as obligatory sandhi domain; 10 Phonological phrase as a sandhi domain; 11 From tone to intonation; Concluding remarks
Summary
Matthew Chen's landmark study offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the rich and complex patterns of tone used in Chinese languages. His book, the culmination of a ten-year research project, explores a range of important theoretical issues against a wealth of empirical data not previously accessible to linguists
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-522)
