Tonal change and neutralization Phonology and Phonetics PP Ser./ edited by Haruo Kubozono, Mikio Giriko.

Abstract

"This is the first book on tonal change and neutralization. It covers a wide range of tone and pitch-accent languages in Asia, Africa and Europe, with a main focus on Japanese and Chinese dialects many of which are now endangered. In addition to presenting unpublished data, the book provides novel typological analyses of tone and neutralization"--