Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): Florian Lionnet – Tone and downstep in Paicî (Oceanic, New Caledonia)

In this paper, I propose an updated analysis of the tone system of Paicî, one of the rare tonal Oceanic languages. Building on Jean-Claude Rivierre’s (1974) work, I show that the tonal system of Paicî is best described with three underlying primitives More ...
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