The provided excerpts originate from Moira Yip's textbook on tone in linguistics, published by Cambridge University Press, and offer a comprehensive examination of tonal phenomena across diverse languages. The text explores the theoretical underpinnings of tone, including the autosegmental nature of tone and its treatment within Optimality Theory (OT), discussing concepts like mobility, stability, and the Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP). It details tonal features, notation systems, and the articulatory/acoustic basis of pitch, while also surveying tonal patterns in African, Asian, and American languages, including complex systems like Chinese tone sandhi. Furthermore, the book addresses the interaction of tone with morphology, syntax, stress, and intonation, and concludes with a look at tone perception and acquisition in both adults and children.

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