13.49, Qs: Floating Tones, Head Prominence

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Subject: 13.49, Qs: Floating Tones, Head Prominence

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1)
Date:  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:19:36 -0500
From:  "Mike Cahill"<mike_cahill at sil.org>
Subject:  floating tones

2)
Date:  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:22:50 -0500
From:  "Mike Cahill"<mike_cahill at sil.org>
Subject:  head prominence

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:19:36 -0500
From:  "Mike Cahill"<mike_cahill at sil.org>
Subject:  floating tones



"Floating tones" are abundant in African languages, and have been
documented in a number of Mexican languages as well. Does anyone know
of their existence in other languages of the world? I'll post a
summary of responses.

Dr. Mike Cahill
Summer Institute of Linguistics


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:22:50 -0500
From:  "Mike Cahill"<mike_cahill at sil.org>
Subject:  head prominence



It seems intuitively obvious that heads of phrases should be more
phonetically prominent than non-heads. But does anyone know of cases
or actual studies where this has been shown? Or counterexamples? I'll
post a summary of responses.

Dr. Mike Cahill
Summer Institute of Linguistics

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