Pike, Kenneth L. 1912-2000.

Tone languages; a technique for determining the number and type of pitch contrasts in a language, with studies in tonemic substitution and fusion. - Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1948. - xii, 187 p. 29 cm. - University of Michigan publications. Linguistics, v. 4 . - University of Michigan. Linguistics ; University of Michigan publications. v. 4. .

"In the summer of 1938, at Ann Arbor ... the basic thesis of this volume was presented at a luncheon conference of the Linguistic Institute sponsored by the University of Michigan and the Linguistic Society of America."

Bibliography: p. 167-174.

Preface // Part 1 Characteristics of tone languages // Part 2 Steps in determining the number and kind of tonemes in a language // Part 3 The analysis of tonemic sustitution in phrases // Bibliography // Index //

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Intonation (Phonetics)
Mixtec language.
Mazateco language.

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