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Download full textThomas, John Paul – 1992
A study examined the tonal patterns in Komo, a sub-Bantu language of about 200,000 speakers in Zaire. It investigated: (1) the minimal lexical specifications necessary for Komo tones; (2) what sort of tonal alternations exist and how they may be accounted for most simply with rules; (3) how tonal phenomena interact with Komo morphology; and (4) at…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
