Common phonology of the Chinese dialects

Common phonology of the Chinese dialects / Qian Gu, Richard VanNess Simmons.

This book presents a comparative reconstruction of the common phonology of the Chinese dialects using representative data from living dialects. The resulting phonology includes all categories and phonological distinctions that are represented in the dialect data. It departs from the tradition of usi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gu, Qian, 1963-
Other Authors: Simmons, Richard VanNess
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:
Chinese language > Dialects > Phonology.
Chinese language > Dialects > Phonology
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • I. The theory and method behind the Common Phonology
  • II. The nature and composition of the Common Phonology of the Chinese Dialects
  • 1. The initials of the Common Phonology
  • 2. The finals of the Common Phonology
  • 3. The tones of the Common Phonology
  • 2 Guidelines for the Data Tables
  • Main Text and Data
  • References
  • I. Chinese References
  • II. Foreign References
  • Alphabetical Index
  • Postface.
  • 1. o, uo
  • 2. a, ea
  • 3. ua
  • 4. e, ie, ye
  • 5. u, y
  • 6. ai, oi, eai, uai, uoi
  • 7. ei, uei
  • 8. I, ui
  • 9. ou
  • 10. au, eau, iau
  • 11. əu, iəu
  • 12. om, op, am, ap
  • 13. eam, eap, iem, iep
  • 14. əm, əp, im, ip
  • 15. on, ot, uon, uot
  • 16. an, at
  • 17. ean, eat, uan, uat
  • 18. ien, iet, yan, yet
  • 19. ən,ət, un, ut
  • 20. in, it, yn, yt
  • 21. aŋ, ok, eaŋ, eok
  • 22. uaŋ, uok, iaŋ, iok
  • 23. eŋ, ek, ueŋ, uak, uek
  • 24. ieŋ, iek, yak, yeŋ
  • 25. əŋ, ək, uəŋ, uək
  • 26. iŋ, ik, yik
  • 27. uŋ, uk, oŋ, ouk
  • 28. yŋ, yk, ioŋ, iouk.

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