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On the Departing Tone.
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Sagart, Laurent – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1986
Suggests that the departing tone in Chinese arose not through the loss of the final "h," but through a glottalized phonation stage that is still observable. Historical sources supporting this theory are presented, and an account of the development of middle Chinese tones into Mandarin is proposed. (SED)
Descriptors: Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Language Variation
A Thai Soundex System.
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Lorchirachoonkul, Vichit – Information Processing and Management, 1982
The concept of Thai soundex system for name search as method of information retrieval is developed and evaluated by extending and modifying Odell and Russell soundex system to fit specific characteristics of Thai language. Thai consonants, letter codes, and evaluation of system in name file of 61,215 records are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Consonants, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
A Korean Consonant-Tone Transfer in L2 (English) Acquisition.
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Kim, Mi-Ryoung; Park, Kyung-Ja – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2001
Examines whether second language English production is influenced by the consonant-tone interaction occurring in Korean first language production. English pitch contours of the native speakers and Korean speakers were compared for the identification of their differences. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Korean, Native Speakers
Phonology of the Zhangpu Dialect.
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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)
A Possible New Cause of Tone-Splitting--Evidence from Cama, Yoruba, and Other Languages.
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Maddieson, Ian – 1974
This paper reviews the evidence that Proto-Niger-Congo was a tone language with only two level tones and seeks to find the evidence that will explain how some of the descendant languages have more than two tones. In particular it shows how synchronic tone rules in Cama and consonant correspondences between Cama and Yoruba suggest a new factor in…
Descriptors: African Languages, Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics
Some Sound Changes in the Western Han Dialect of Shu.
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Coblin, W. South – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1986
The rhyming practices of Sima Xiangru and Wang Bao, early and mid-western Han poets of the Shu area, reveal details about the finals of their languages. Comparisons are made of similarities and differences of their dialects to that of a later compatriot, Yang Xiong. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics
The Acquisition of Phonology by Cantonese-Speaking Children.
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So, Lydia K. H.; Dodd, Barbara J. – Journal of Child Language, 1995
Describes the phoneme repertoires and phonological error patterns used by Cantonese-speaking children, as well as a longitudinal study of tone acquisition by four children. The developmental error patterns used by more than 10% of children are reported as common in other languages. Specific rules associated with Cantonese phonology are identified.…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Child Language, Consonants, Error Analysis (Language)