Boundary tones and the phonetic implementation of tone in Chichewa

  • Myers S
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Abstract

In Chichewa (Bantu, Malawi), there are three differences in fundamental frequency (£0) between questions and statements: (a) questions have a fmal rise, while statements have a final fall, (b) questions do not display the strong downdrift trend found in statements, and (c) questions are produced in a higher pitch range than statements. A quantitative model is proposed that captures these generalizations through a dependency of the bottom of the current pitch range on the boundary tone. It is argued that such a model accounts for the distinction between question and statement better than a model in which pitch range distinctions are encoded in the phonological representation.

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Myers, S. (1996). Boundary tones and the phonetic implementation of tone in Chichewa. Studies in African Linguistics, 25(1), 29–60. https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v25i1.107403

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