Sochiapan Chinantec
CSO | Oaxaca Mexico | Entry created by David Foris | SIL
Representation of Tones:
- 7 underlying tones: /H/ /M/ /L/ /HL/ HM/ /LM/ /MH/
- 13 surface tones: Controlled syllable stress: /H/ /M/ /L/ /HL/ HM/ /LM/ /MH/
Ballistic syllable stress: /H/ /M/ /L/ /HL/ HM/ /LM/ (/MH/)
Although the ballistic /MH/ tone is environmentally predictable, native speakers react to it as distinctive and want it depicted orthographically as distinct from the others. In fact, all 31 etic tones are utilised in whistle communication. - Tone bearing unit: SYLLABLE
Tonal Rules and Alternations:
Tonal Domains:
Tone Interactions:
Other Notes:
Bibliography:
A Grammar of Sochiapan Chinantec by David P. Foris - 2000
document type: book
publisher: SIL International and The University of Texas at Arlington
address: USA
document type: book
publisher: SIL International and The University of Texas at Arlington
address: USA
added 2004-11-30 02:04:44 | edited 2004-11-30 02:04:44
Cite this page as:
XTone Database Article on Sochiapan Chinantec. Accessed November 24, 2009 http://xtone.linguistics.berkeley.edu/display/index.php?languageid=122
XTone Database Article on Sochiapan Chinantec. Accessed November 24, 2009 http://xtone.linguistics.berkeley.edu/display/index.php?languageid=122
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