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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828572103321

Autore

Duanmu San

Titolo

The phonology of standard Chinese / / San Duanmu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03541-5

1-281-14945-4

0-19-152699-1

1-4356-1397-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Oxford linguistics

The phonology of the world's languages series

Disciplina

495.1/5

Soggetti

Chinese language - Phonology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-349) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Notes on Transcription; Features, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Prefaces; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE SOUND INVENTORY; 3. COMBINATIONS AND VARIATION; 4. THE SYLLABLE; 5. WORDS AND COMPOUNDS; 6. STRESS; 7. THE WORD-LENGTH PROBLEM; 8. THE WORD-ORDER PROBLEM; 9. THE [omitted] SUFFIX; 10. TONE: BASIC PROPERTIES; 11. TONE 3 SANDHI (T3S); 12. RHYTHM IN POETRY; 13. CONNECTED SPEECH AND OTHER DIALECTS; 14. THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS; Appendix: Full Syllables in Standard Chinese; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive study of Chinese phonology covers both factual description and theoretical analyses. In addition, efforts have been made to avoid unecessary jargon and to introduce relevant theories in a non-technical way.