Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages. It has traditionally focused largely on study of the systems of phonemes in particular languages, but it may also cover any linguistic analysis either at a level beneath the word or at all levels of language where sound is considered to be structured for conveying linguistic meaning.
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Where can I find isogloss maps for Mandarin?
It seems that questions about resources are generally accepted on the site. If not, please let me know.
I was wondering if anyone knew where to find maps with isoglosses for dialects of Mandarin. I am especially interested in phonemic features, such…
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Where can I find Chinese IPA transcriptions?
Since I have some experience of using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), I thought Standard Chinese transcriptions could be a good resource for practicing my pronunciation. Is such a resource available?
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Taiwanese Guoyu vs. Putonghua 阴平/阳平 tone split?
I might be reading too much into this and seeing things that aren't there. But, I think, I'm seeing a pattern between some dialects and Mandarin. The following characters seem to have some sort of Mandarin 阴平 vs. dialect 阳平 split:
夹
扎
击
跌
息
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Does Cantonese or Mandarin contain the voiced or voiceless velar fricative?
Update: I apologise effusively for writing ɤ instead of ɣ, which I had intended all along.
Preface: I represent the voiceless velar fricative with its IPA phone [x],
and the voiced velar fricative with [ɣ].
Is this phonetic inventory for Mandarin…
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How do Chinese call the sound "i"
In the Chinese language, we have a "clean i" sound (for example, when linked to "ji", "li", "pi") and a "dirty i" sound (for example, when linked to "zhi", "chi", "zi", "ci").
How do Chinese people call these two types of "i" sounds?
I'm using…
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How to read these vowel diagrams?
I've come across a couple of vowel diagrams. Here one:
Here's another:
I'm not really sure how to interpenetrate these charts. Any ideas?
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What do the /pf/ & /pfʰ/ initials sound like in Central Plains Mandarin?
I was flipping through the Xi'an dialect volume of the Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects.
On p. 206 I came across:
and on p. 207 there is:
There is the /pf/ initial and the aspirated consonant /pf‘/.
I'm quite curious to see what…
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What is this “XX” 開 “#” “上/平/入/去” “XX” method for describing character pronunciation?
Here is an incredibly horrible quality excerpt (read: screenshot) from 《四川邛崍油榨方言記》:
here's the highlights from 2 ər that I wanted to point out:
爾 止開三上紙日
兒 止開三平支日
而 止開三平之日
二 止開三去至日
and for contrast the highlights from 3 i
逼 曾開三入職幚
彼 止開三上紙幚
秕…
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Can 徐 develop a sound mo1?
徐 has initial 邪, which I don't immediate see the connection with [m]. 徐 has rhyme 鱼, which mostly developed into u(ü) and a. I cannot think of how the mo1 sound can be developed.
徐 is 形声字 (Phono-semantic), 从彳余声. 余 has multiple readings, one of them…
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Hi. what chinese or Mandarin word sounds phonetically like the word omniyat
what chinese or Mandarin word sounds phonetically like the word omniyat. And what is the meaning of that chinese word?
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