Problems of Analyzing Consonant-tone Interaction in Thai: A Reply to Ruangjaroon

The interaction between the distribution of tones and syllable types in Thai has been found to be interesting. The absence of the rising contour tone on CVO and CVVO supports the argument that syllables with shorter phonetic duration are bad licensers for the rising contour tone (Zhang 2002). The di...

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Main Author: Tsung-Ying Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Crane Publishing Co 2007-12-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:http://tjl.nccu.edu.tw/volume5-2/5.2-3Chen.pdf