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This book investigates certain tonal problems within the framework of lexical phonology. The results bear primarily on two types of issues: (1) issues concerning the theory of lexical morphology and phonology, and (2) issues concerning the theory of autosegmental phonology. Chapter 1 presents an overview of important aspects of the lexical and autosegmental theories. It will be shown that certain assumptions within one theory have direct consequences for the other theory. A summary will be given of the basic results of the present investigation. Finally, a number of issues will be raised which bear directly on the topic of this study but remain unresolved due to lack of evidence.
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© 1986 D. Reidel Publishing Company
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Pulleyblank, D. (1986). Introduction. In: Tone in Lexical Phonology. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4550-0_1
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