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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437629203321

Autore

Zhang Jingfen

Titolo

Tono-types and tone evolution : the case of Chaoshan / / Jingfen Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

981-334-870-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 182 p. 133 illus., 112 illus. in color.)

Collana

Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics ; ; Volume 11

Disciplina

495.115

Soggetti

Chinese language - Dialects - Phonology

Chinese language - Tone

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature review -- Chapter 3 Tonal patterns within the Chaoshan area -- Chapter 4 The tonal chain shifts in the Huipu area -- Chapter 5 Tonal changes in the Chaoyang area -- Chapter 6 The evolution of checked tones -- Chapter 7 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comprehensive study on the phonetic characteristics of citation tones in Chaoshan Chinese. It presents the tonal patterns of 65 localities in the Chaoshan area under the “multiple-register and four level” tonal model. Three case studies are conducted to delve into the evolutionary paths of Chaoshan tones. This book not only provides a large-scale typological study on Chaoshan Chinese, but also offers a good example of how to figure out the evolutionary paths of tones from the perspective of variation. The natural alliance of phonetics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and dialect geography is reinforced. It is also suggested in this book that the joint use of these four disciplines is very promising for the study of Chinese.