Varieties of Tone
| Author | : R. Kortum |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 417 |
| Release | : 2013-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137263544 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137263547 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (547 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Varieties of Tone by : R. Kortum
Download or read book Varieties of Tone written by R. Kortum and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.
