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Syllable Weight in African Languages
Edited by Paul Newman
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 338] 2017
► pp. 177–189

Chapter 11
Syllable weight and tonal patterning in Kusaal

A Moraic perspective

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The Syllable/Mora dichotomy
    • 2.1Syllable types and structures within a moraic representation
      • 2.1.1Peak only syllables
      • 2.1.2VC syllables
      • 2.1.3CV syllables
      • 2.1.4CVC syllables
  • 3.Tone in Kusaal
    • 3.1Tone bearing ability
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • List of abbreviations
  • References
Published online: 12 April 2017
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