A comparison of the tones in two Yao varieties
两个瑶语的声调比较
Eric Zee 徐云扬

Abstract 摘要
The study analyses the fundamental frequency contours for the tones in two varieties of the Yao language, Guo-Shan Yao (one of the Iu Mien varieties), and Ba-Pai Yao (one of the Yau Min varieties), spoken in northern Guangdong Province in China. The results of the analysis are compared with the data described in the earlier studies of other varieties of both Iu Mien and Yau Min. The tones in all the Iu Mien varieties spoken in and outside China are similar, except in Guo-Shan Yao the number of the long tones is one less. There are discrepancies in the description of the tones in Yau Min between this and previous studies. Between Guo-Shan Yao and Ba-Pai Yao, there are differences as well as similarities in fundamental frequency contour for different tonal categories.

本文分析 Guo-Shan 瑶语和 Ba-Pai 瑶语声调的基频曲线。分析的结果与早先其它的瑶语研究作了比较。在中国境内和境外的 Iu Mien 瑶语的声调基本相同，只是 Guo-Shan 瑶语的长调少了一个。但在 Yau Min 瑶语的声调上，我们的结果与早先的研究有较大的出入。在 Guo-Shan 和 Ba-Pai 瑶语之间，不同调类的基频曲线既有相异之处也有相同之处。

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