Qiu, Fuyuan 1998

Qiu, Fuyuan. 1998. A Phonetic and Phonological Overview of the Yi (Lolo) Language. Ann Arbor: University of Texas at Arlington MA thesis. (139pp.)

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  address               = {Ann Arbor},
  author                = {Qiu, Fuyuan},
  pages                 = {139},
  publisher             = {UMI},
  school                = {University of Texas at Arlington},
  title                 = {A Phonetic and Phonological Overview of the Yi (Lolo) Language},
  year                  = {1998},
  abstract              = {The 'Tense/Lax' contrast in Yi and other related languages within Tibeto-Burman has been reported by many scholars such as Ma (1948), Chen (1963, 1985), Hu and Dai (1964), Maddieson and Ladefoged (1985) and among others. However, none of these works has employed laryngoscopic methodology to investigate phonatory statuses of the Yi 'tense/lax' distinction, as well as the related vowel assimilations. In this thesis, we use the laryngeal-endoscopic examination to track the laryngeal behavior of 'tense' and 'lax' vowels. Physiological tests show that the Yi 'tense/lax' phonation involves changes of laryngeal settings that go in opposite directions. Acoustic analysis allowed us to establish a formant-based alignment of Yi vowels, especially the so-called 'fricative' vowels. Other topics addressed include prenasalized obstruents, fricative vowels, tone and tone sandhi, and syllable structure.},
  adviser               = {Edmondson, Jerold A.},
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  class_loc             = {PL3311.Y5},
  degree                = {MA},
  delivered             = {eurasia\qiu_yi1998_o.pdf},
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  document_type         = {B},
  fn                    = {eurasia\qiu_lolo1998.pdf, eurasia\qiu_lolo1998_o.pdf, eurasia\qiu_yi1998_o.pdf, eurasia/qiu_yi1998_o.pdf},
  hhtype                = {phonology},
  inlg                  = {English [eng]},
  isbn                  = {9780599210325},
  lgcode                = {Eastern Nisu [nos]},
  macro_area            = {Eurasia},
  mpi_eva_library_shelf = {PL 3311 .Y5 QIU 2007},
  mpifn                 = {yi_qiu1998_o.pdf},
  source                = {MAI 37/04, p. 1080, Aug 1999},
  src                   = {hh, mpieva},
  subject               = {LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS (0290)},
  subject_headings      = {Yi language – Phonetics, Yi language – Phonetics},
  umi_id                = {1393394}
}