Tone variation in Tswana-speaking individuals : the effect of voice disorders

Introduction: Bantu languages, such as Tswana, are tone languages which use syllabic tone variation to convey word meaning. Vocal pathologies may affect vocal fold control that is required to vary syllabic tone. A person with a voice disorder could therefore be misperceived due to inability to effec...

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Main Author: Jones, Gail L.
Other Authors: Van der Merwe, Anita
Language:en
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55828
Jones, GL 2016, Tone variation in Tswana-speaking individuals : the effect of voice disorders, MCommunication Pathology Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55828>