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Studies on the tonal system of the Haiyan dialect
论海盐方言的声调
Zhongmin Chen 陈忠敏; Meijing Zhang 张梅静
Abstract 摘要
This paper studies two special tonal phenomena of the Haiyan dialect: the influence of aspirated stops on tones, and the tonal split of the Yangshang tone in relation to initial devoicing. There are three parts in this paper. Part one is a brief description of the sound system of Haiyan; Part two addresses the influence of aspirated stops on tones; and Part three discusses the tonal split of the Yangshang and also the devoicing of the initial stop.
Subject Keywords 关键词
Wu dialects 吴方言 Influence of aspirated stops on tones 送气分调 Stop devoicing of the Yangshang 古全浊声母清化