406027414 03 01 01 JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code SWLL 18 Eb 15 9789027260147 06 10.1075/swll.18 13 2020051891 DG 002 02 01 SWLL 02 0929-7324 Studies in Written Language and Literacy 18 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Tone Orthography and Literacy</TitleText> <Subtitle textformat="02">The voice of evidence in ten Niger-Congo languages</Subtitle> 01 swll.18 01 https://benjamins.com 02 https://benjamins.com/catalog/swll.18 1 B01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts Independent scholar 2 B01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter Dallas International University 01 eng 397 xxii 375 LAN021000 v.2006 CFLA 2 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.OTHAF Other African languages 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.PHON Phonology 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.WRIT Writing and literacy 06 01 This book presents the results of a series of literacy experiments in ten Niger-Congo languages, representing four language families and spanning five countries. It asks the research question, "To what extent does full tone marking contribute to oral reading fluency, comprehension and writing accuracy, and does that contribution vary from language to language?". One of the main findings is that the ethno-literacy profile of the language community and the social profile of the individual are stronger predictors of reading and writing performance than are the linguistic and orthographic profiles of the language. Our data also suggest that full tone marking may be more beneficial for less educated readers and those with less experience of L1 literacy. The book will bring practical help to linguists and literacy specialists in Africa and beyond who are helping to develop orthographies for tone languages. It will also be of interest to cognitive psychologists exploring the reading process, and researchers investigating writing systems. 05 It is easy to see how this book will be of practical benefit to those wishing to develop tone orthographies for African languages, and in particular to those wanting to conduct robust experiments on the efÏcacy of these orthographies. The “voice of evidence”, as referred to in the book’s subtitle, is clearly heard throughout the book and I join the authors in hoping that this book will inspire and inform other researchers to contribute their own evidence in time. Helen Eaton, SIL International, in Linguistique et Langues Africaines 9(2), 2023. 04 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/475/swll.18.png 04 03 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_jpg/9789027208439.jpg 04 03 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_tif/9789027208439.tif 06 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_front/swll.18.hb.png 07 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/125/swll.18.png 25 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_back/swll.18.hb.png 27 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/3d_web/swll.18.hb.png 10 01 JB code swll.18.for xiii xvi 4 Miscellaneous 1 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Foreword</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.ack xvii xviii 2 Miscellaneous 2 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Acknowledgements</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.ata xix xx 2 Miscellaneous 3 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">About the authors</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.abb xxi xxii 2 Miscellaneous 4 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Abbreviations</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.01rob 3 24 22 Chapter 5 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 1. Introduction</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Johannes Merz Merz, Johannes Johannes Merz 3 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.p1 Section header 6 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Part 1. Tone orthography in ten Niger-Congo languages</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.02rob 27 42 16 Chapter 7 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 2. Tem</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 3 A01 Andy Weathers Weathers, Andy Andy Weathers 10 01 JB code swll.18.03rob 43 60 18 Chapter 8 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 3. Nateni</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.04rob 61 84 24 Chapter 9 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 4. Mbelime</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Johannes Merz Merz, Johannes Johannes Merz 3 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.05rob 85 106 22 Chapter 10 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 5. Eastern Dan</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 3 A01 Valentin Vydrin Vydrin, Valentin Valentin Vydrin 10 01 JB code swll.18.06har 107 126 20 Chapter 11 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 6. Yoruba</TitleText> 1 A01 Matthew Harley Harley, Matthew Matthew Harley 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.07rob 127 142 16 Chapter 12 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 7. Idaasha</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.08rob 143 156 14 Chapter 13 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 8. Ife</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.09rob 157 186 30 Chapter 14 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 9. Elip, Mmala and Yangben</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Ginger Boyd Boyd, Ginger Ginger Boyd 3 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.p2 Section header 15 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Part 2. Tone orthography and literacy outcomes</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.10rob 189 206 18 Chapter 16 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 10. The tone orthography experiment design</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.11rob 207 220 14 Chapter 17 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 11. Tone orthography and oral reading speed</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.12rob 221 234 14 Chapter 18 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 12. Tone orthography and general oral reading accuracy</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.13rob 235 248 14 Chapter 19 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 13. Tone orthography and tonal oral reading accuracy</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.14rob 249 264 16 Chapter 20 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 14. Tone orthography and oral reading comprehension</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.15rob 265 278 14 Chapter 21 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 15. Tone orthography and tone writing accuracy</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.16rob 279 304 26 Chapter 22 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 16. Epilogue</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 3 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.app1 305 320 16 Miscellaneous 23 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Appendix</TitleText> <Subtitle textformat="02">Independent variables</Subtitle> 10 01 JB code swll.18.refs 321 354 34 Miscellaneous 24 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">References</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.li 355 363 9 Miscellaneous 25 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Language Index</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.ti 365 375 11 Miscellaneous 26 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Topical Index</TitleText> 02 JBENJAMINS John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam/Philadelphia NL 04 20210714 2021 John Benjamins B.V. 02 WORLD 13 15 9789027208439 01 JB 3 John Benjamins e-Platform 03 jbe-platform.com 09 WORLD 21 01 00 105.00 EUR R 01 00 88.00 GBP Z 01 gen 00 158.00 USD S 324027413 03 01 01 JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code SWLL 18 Hb 15 9789027208439 13 2020051890 BB 01 SWLL 02 0929-7324 Studies in Written Language and Literacy 18 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Tone Orthography and Literacy</TitleText> <Subtitle textformat="02">The voice of evidence in ten Niger-Congo languages</Subtitle> 01 swll.18 01 https://benjamins.com 02 https://benjamins.com/catalog/swll.18 1 B01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts Independent scholar 2 B01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter Dallas International University 01 eng 397 xxii 375 LAN021000 v.2006 CFLA 2 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.OTHAF Other African languages 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.PHON Phonology 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.WRIT Writing and literacy 06 01 This book presents the results of a series of literacy experiments in ten Niger-Congo languages, representing four language families and spanning five countries. It asks the research question, "To what extent does full tone marking contribute to oral reading fluency, comprehension and writing accuracy, and does that contribution vary from language to language?". One of the main findings is that the ethno-literacy profile of the language community and the social profile of the individual are stronger predictors of reading and writing performance than are the linguistic and orthographic profiles of the language. Our data also suggest that full tone marking may be more beneficial for less educated readers and those with less experience of L1 literacy. The book will bring practical help to linguists and literacy specialists in Africa and beyond who are helping to develop orthographies for tone languages. It will also be of interest to cognitive psychologists exploring the reading process, and researchers investigating writing systems. 05 It is easy to see how this book will be of practical benefit to those wishing to develop tone orthographies for African languages, and in particular to those wanting to conduct robust experiments on the efÏcacy of these orthographies. The “voice of evidence”, as referred to in the book’s subtitle, is clearly heard throughout the book and I join the authors in hoping that this book will inspire and inform other researchers to contribute their own evidence in time. Helen Eaton, SIL International, in Linguistique et Langues Africaines 9(2), 2023. 04 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/475/swll.18.png 04 03 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_jpg/9789027208439.jpg 04 03 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/475_tif/9789027208439.tif 06 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_front/swll.18.hb.png 07 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/125/swll.18.png 25 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/1200_back/swll.18.hb.png 27 09 01 https://benjamins.com/covers/3d_web/swll.18.hb.png 10 01 JB code swll.18.for xiii xvi 4 Miscellaneous 1 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Foreword</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.ack xvii xviii 2 Miscellaneous 2 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Acknowledgements</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.ata xix xx 2 Miscellaneous 3 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">About the authors</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.abb xxi xxii 2 Miscellaneous 4 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Abbreviations</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.01rob 3 24 22 Chapter 5 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 1. Introduction</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Johannes Merz Merz, Johannes Johannes Merz 3 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.p1 Section header 6 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Part 1. Tone orthography in ten Niger-Congo languages</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.02rob 27 42 16 Chapter 7 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 2. Tem</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 3 A01 Andy Weathers Weathers, Andy Andy Weathers 10 01 JB code swll.18.03rob 43 60 18 Chapter 8 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 3. Nateni</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.04rob 61 84 24 Chapter 9 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 4. Mbelime</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Johannes Merz Merz, Johannes Johannes Merz 3 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.05rob 85 106 22 Chapter 10 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 5. Eastern Dan</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 3 A01 Valentin Vydrin Vydrin, Valentin Valentin Vydrin 10 01 JB code swll.18.06har 107 126 20 Chapter 11 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 6. Yoruba</TitleText> 1 A01 Matthew Harley Harley, Matthew Matthew Harley 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.07rob 127 142 16 Chapter 12 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 7. Idaasha</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.08rob 143 156 14 Chapter 13 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 8. Ife</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.09rob 157 186 30 Chapter 14 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 9. Elip, Mmala and Yangben</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Ginger Boyd Boyd, Ginger Ginger Boyd 3 A01 JeDene Reeder Reeder, JeDene JeDene Reeder 10 01 JB code swll.18.p2 Section header 15 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Part 2. Tone orthography and literacy outcomes</TitleText> 10 01 JB code swll.18.10rob 189 206 18 Chapter 16 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 10. The tone orthography experiment design</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.11rob 207 220 14 Chapter 17 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 11. Tone orthography and oral reading speed</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.12rob 221 234 14 Chapter 18 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 12. Tone orthography and general oral reading accuracy</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. Stephen L. Walter 10 01 JB code swll.18.13rob 235 248 14 Chapter 19 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Chapter 13. Tone orthography and tonal oral reading accuracy</TitleText> 1 A01 David Roberts Roberts, David David Roberts 2 A01 Stephen L. Walter Walter, Stephen L. 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