The tone patterns of numeral-plus-classifier phrases in Yongning Na: a synchronic description and analysis
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Level-tone systems in the Sino-Tibetan family are now well-attested, and increasingly well-described (about Pumi, see Ding 2006 and Jacques 2011; about Hakha Lai: Hyman and VanBik 2002, 2004; see also the synthesis by Evans 2008). The present study aims to contribute to this strand of research by describing a specific area of the tonal morphology of the Yongning Na language, namely the tone patterns of its numeral-plus-classifier phrases. This is part of a broader endeavour to describe the entire tonal morphology of this language.
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