Laura J. Downing Livres

Focusing on the interplay between morphological and phonological factors, the book introduces an original theory that explores how these elements influence linguistic form. It examines canonical forms, morpheme syllabic shapes, and prosodic morphology, supported by data from diverse languages. This work is particularly valuable for scholars and advanced students interested in phonology, morphology, and broader linguistic theory.

This volume brings together two under-investigated areas of intonation typology. While tone languages make up to 70 percent of the world's languages, only few have been explored for intonation. And even though one third of the world's languages are spoken in Africa, and most sub-Saharan languages are tone languages, recent collections on tone and intonation typology have almost entirely ignored African languages. This book aims to fill this gap.