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Phonetics of Tone (African Languages)

"Most of the languages of Africa are tone languages, and the distribution of tones in these languages is often integrated into the morphology and syntax. Descriptions of tone in African languages have been influential in the development of linguistic approaches to tone and in particular autosegmental..." – By Scott Myers

Mandarin Chinese Noun Phrases: Structures and Representations

"Noun phrases are fundamental elements found in different languages. Mandarin Chinese (MC) noun phrases lack extensive morphological forms, such as plural makers, but can effectively convey definiteness and plurality..." – By Fengcun An and Haihua Pan

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