Tone

by Moira Yip

Book Overview

The sounds of language can be divided into consonants, vowels, and tones--the use of pitch to convey meaning. Seventy percent of the world's languages use pitch in this way. Assuming little or no... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521773148
• ISBN13: 9780521773140
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"