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Peer reviewedDaunmu, San – Journal of East Asian Linguistics, 1999
In some Chinese dialects, most regular syllables keep their underlying tones, but in others, the initial syllable determines the tonal pattern of a multisyllabic expression. The Mandarin and Shanghai dialects best represent this contrast. The article criticizes 1993 research on the subject, proposing that Chinese is both mora-counting and…
Descriptors: Language Research, Mandarin Chinese, Regional Dialects, Stress (Phonology)
