G B Downer
Biographic Data
| ID | 699684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G B Downer |
| GIVEN NAMES | G B |
| FAMILY NAME | Downer |
| SIGNATURE | DOWNER G B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1957 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tone-change and tone-shift in White Miao
Tone', at least in the literature dealing with Far Eastern languages, is commonly used in several ways: for instance, in 'the tones of the language', or 'Cantonese has seven tones', reference is made to the tones as membersof a system, while in 'such-and-such a word has tone X' the reference is tothe assignment of an item to one of the members of the system. The differencein reference is made quite clear by the context, and no ambiguity ensues; t…
Traditional Chinese Phonology
Tone patterns in Chinese poetry
The tone patterns of the Recent Style (chin-t'i ) have always given trouble to Western readers of Chinese poetry. Chinese authorities offer us a confusing variety of patterns, each with a different tone sequence for every line of the quatrain, no apparent principle of organization, and seemingly unaccountable licences for certain syllables. Yet if we choose to ignore these patterns, we are left only with such clumsy rules of thumb as that syllabl…
Phonology of the word in Highland Yao
The Yao dialects constitute a clearly differentiated branch of the Miao-Yao language family, both in vocabulary and phonology. Phonologically, they are characterized by a wide range of vowels and the presence of final consonants, whereas the Miao dialects have generally a very simple system of rhymes but great complexity in the initials. Their close connexion is very apparent, although the rules for sound-correspondences have not yet been worked …
A Problem in Chiehyunn Chinese
Although most rimes in the Chiehyunn have only one set of finals for either the herkoou or the kaikoou (that is, with or without lip-rounding), there are some exceptions. Apart from the problematical doublets in the 3rd and 4th grades of some rimes (the so-called chorngneou), which are not strictly distinguished by final, the chief exceptions are the rimes with both '1st grade' and 'mixed 3rd grade' finals (e.g. the rime-set) and the rimes with b…
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A Problem in Chiehyunn Chinese
Although most rimes in the Chiehyunn have only one set of finals for either the herkoou or the kaikoou (that is, with or without lip-rounding), there are some exceptions. Apart from the problematical doublets in the 3rd and 4th grades of some rimes (the so-called chorngneou), which are not strictly distinguished by final, the chief exceptions are the rimes with both '1st grade' and 'mixed 3rd grade' finals (e.g. the rime-set) and the rimes with b…
Phonology of the word in Highland Yao
The Yao dialects constitute a clearly differentiated branch of the Miao-Yao language family, both in vocabulary and phonology. Phonologically, they are characterized by a wide range of vowels and the presence of final consonants, whereas the Miao dialects have generally a very simple system of rhymes but great complexity in the initials. Their close connexion is very apparent, although the rules for sound-correspondences have not yet been worked …
Traditional Chinese Phonology
Tone patterns in Chinese poetry
The tone patterns of the Recent Style (chin-t'i ) have always given trouble to Western readers of Chinese poetry. Chinese authorities offer us a confusing variety of patterns, each with a different tone sequence for every line of the quatrain, no apparent principle of organization, and seemingly unaccountable licences for certain syllables. Yet if we choose to ignore these patterns, we are left only with such clumsy rules of thumb as that syllabl…
Tone-change and tone-shift in White Miao
Tone', at least in the literature dealing with Far Eastern languages, is commonly used in several ways: for instance, in 'the tones of the language', or 'Cantonese has seven tones', reference is made to the tones as membersof a system, while in 'such-and-such a word has tone X' the reference is tothe assignment of an item to one of the members of the system. The differencein reference is made quite clear by the context, and no ambiguity ensues; t…
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