From Middle Chinese to Modern Cantonese (Part 2).

Chen, Matthew Y.; Newman, John

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Publication Date: 1984

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From Middle Chinese to Modern Cantonese (Part 2).

Chen, Matthew Y.; Newman, John

Journal of Chinese Linguistics, v12 n2 p334-88 Jun 1984

Examines the historical changes affecting the Cantonese "finals." These changes fall into four broad categories: (1) vowel shift, (2) the realignment of Middle Chinese "inner" and "outer" rimes, (3) the genesis of the Cantonese syllable structure restraint, and (4) an assortment of fairly low-level allophonic distribution rules. (SED)

Descriptors: Cantonese, Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Phonemics, Phonetics, Syllables

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Language: English

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