Tone Sandhi

Matthew Chen''S Landmark Study Offers The Most Comprehensive Analysis To Date Of The Rich And Complex Patterns Of Tone Used In Chinese Languages. Chinese Has A Wide Repertoire Of Tones That Undergo Often Surprising Changes When They Are Connected In Speech Flow. This Tonal Alternation Is Known As Tone Sandhi. Chen Examines Tone Sandhi Phenomena Across A Variety Of Chinese Dialects. His Book Is The Culmination Of A Ten-Year Research Project And Explores A Range Of Important Theoretical Issues Against A Wealth Of Empirical Data Not Previously Accessible To Linguists.