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Sung, Margaret M. Y. – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1979
Studies the relationship between Chinese culture and the use of homonyms and their avoidance in Chinese. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Culture, Cultural Influences, Folk Culture

Sung, Margaret M. Y. – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1986
Presents the phonological system of the Zhangpu dialect and the characteristics that differentiate it from the other Southern Min dialects. Notes that the phonological system of the Zhangpu dialect is close to the Zhangzhou dialect but that the aspirated affricate /+s'-/ in Zhangzhou is the voiceless fricative /s-/in Zhangpu. (SED)
Descriptors: Chinese, Consonants, Dialect Studies, Distinctive Features (Language)

Sung, Margaret M. Y. – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1973
Revised version of a paper read at the Third Annual California Linguistics Conference, Stanford University, California, May 5-6, 1973. (DD)
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Phonetics