5. Tonal Irregularities in Tai Revisited
5. 再探台语声调不规律现象
Yongxian Luo 罗永现

Abstract 摘要

5. TONAL IRREGULARITIES IN TAI REVISITED

5.0 Introduction

5.1 Tonal Irregularities: Some Synchronic Facts
5.1.1 Some Regular Patterns of Tonal Irregularities in Tai
5.1.2 More Tonal Irregularities
5.1.2.1 Dehong A2—Fengshan C2
5.1.2.2 Dehong C2—Fengshan A2
5.1.2.3 Dehong B2—Fengshan C2
5.1.2.4 Dehong C2—Fengshan B2
5.1.2.5 Dehong C2—Fengshan C1
5.1.2.6 Dehong A1/2—Fengshan B2
5.1.2.7 Dehong A1—Fengshan B1
5.1.2.8 Dehong A1—Fengshan C1
5.1.2.9 Dehong B1—Fengshan C1
5.1.3 Tonal Alternations in Some Modern Dialects
5.1.4 Common Patterns of Tonal Coalescence in Tai
5.1.5 Further Tone Split
5.1.5.1 Split of C1 in the Northern Tai Dialects
5.1.5.2 Split of B1 in the Northern Tai Dialects

5.2 Discussion
5.2.1 Tone A
5.2.1.1 Fluctuation of A1 and A2 between Non-Northern and Northern Tai Dialects
5.2.1.2 Non-distinction of A1 and A2
5.2.1.3 Conditional Shift
5.2.1.4 Further Split of A1
5.2.1.5 A2 and C2
5.2.1.6 Summary
5.2.2 Tone B
5.2.2.1 Shift of B1 and B2
5.2.2.2 B1 and C1
5.2.2.3 B2 and C2
5.2.2.4 Summary of tone B
5.2.3 Tone C
5.2.3.1 C1 and B1
5.2.3.2 Shift of C1 into B2
5.2.3.3 SW/CT C1 vs. NT C2
5.2.3.4 Southwestern Tai B2 vs Northern Tai C2
5.2.3.5 C1 vs. A1
5.2.3.6 Summary of Tone C
5.2.4 Tone D
5.2.4.1 Non-Northern D1S vs Northern D2S
5.2.4.2 Shift between D1L and D2L
5.2.4.3 Summary of Tone D

5.3 Summary of Chapter