Re: Perhaps a new topic of discussion

>From: B E Walker <umwalk05@...>
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 21:38:43 -0700
>
>-could someone suggest some readings to me about tone systems and tone
>sandhi? especially something relating to north american aboriginal
>languages.
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!  You did NOT just say "tone
sandhi", did you???  *hunting for a big knife!*  Sorry, but I'm learning
Taiwanese right now and the sandhi's killing me.  Mandarin sandhi's a
pick-nick, but Taiwanese is a banquet of horrors!  Tones1,2,3,4,5,7 & 8
become 7,1,2,2,7,3 & 3 respectively except when followed by a2 when they
change to 7,3,3,3,7,7 & 7 respectively (I think).  These changes apply to
every syllable in the phrase except the last syllable of the phrase and so
may extend for several words or even a whole sentance.  I'm not sure if the
extend even farther in connected dialogue or not since I haven't learned
enough vocab to get that far yet.  I doubt that I'll have any hair left by
the time I do anyway.

Adam

>tankje,
>
>byron
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