On the syllable structure of certain West African languages

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Preface v
3. Obituary vii
4. Table of Contents ix
5. On the ‘compound’ tone in Migaama 1
6. Verbal Agreement as a noncyclic rule in Bantu 9
7. Akan vowel harmony 55
8. Tons et accents en Kinyarwanda 99
9. On tone in Sukuma 167
10. L'expression du passif en Maninka 189
11. The autosegmental and metrical nature of tone terracing 209
12. Globality in the Kinande tone system 239
13. Le mot chômage et ses implications socio-politiques dans la Voix du Congolais 261
14. A nonlinear account of the syllable in Luganda 267
15. On the syllable structure of certain West African languages 285
16. On junction in two Kisiu nasal classes 309
17. The phonology of state in Kabyle Berber 319
18. On the correspondene between linguistic tone and musical melody 335
19. An accentual approach to tone in Kimatuumbi 345
20. A lexical treatment of tone in Tiv 421
21. Swahili quasi-passives; the question of context 477
22. The status of lexical associations and the obligatory contour principle in the analysis of tone languages 491