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A Dialect Survey of the Penghu Islands.

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Kubler, Cornelius C. – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1986

A dialect survey of the Penghu Islands concluded that the Penghu dialects belong to the Southern Min; variation within the dialects is considerable in terms of changed tones, certain finals, and some lexical items; and the Penghu dialects can be further divided into two large groups. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Foreign Countries

Tone Merger in the Dialects of Northern Chinese.

Peer reviewed

Lien, Chinfa – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1986

A study examining the mechanism of tone changes in the dialects of northern Chinese explored the geographic distribution on tone features manifested in 480 dialects. A set of prototypical tone patterns is proposed to form a basis for dialectal subgrouping and reconstruction of tone development. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Chinese, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Differences