Shuangfeng dialect
Shuangfeng dialect (simplified Chinese: 双峰话; traditional Chinese: 雙峰話; pinyin: shuāngfēng huà) is a dialect of Xiang Chinese, spoken in Shuangfeng County, Hunan province.
Phonetics and Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Tones
Phonemically, Shuangfeng dialect has three tones. However, phonetically the pitch of a syllable depends on the voicing of the initial consonant, so that these are counted as five:
Tone chart of the Shuangfeng dialect
| Tone number |
Tone name |
Tone contour |
Description |
| 1 |
yin ping (陰平) |
˥ (55) |
high |
| 2 |
yang ping (陽平) |
˨˧ (23) |
low rising |
| 3 |
shang sheng (上聲) |
˨˩ (21) |
low |
| 4 |
yin qu (陰去) |
˧˥ (35) |
high rising |
| 5 |
yang qu (陽去) |
˧ (33) |
mid |
See also
References
- Běijīng dàxué zhōngguóyǔyánwénxuéxì yǔyánxué jiàoyánshì. (1989) Hànyǔ fāngyīn zìhuì. Běijīng: Wénzìgǎigé chūbǎnshè.(北京大學中國語言文學系語言學教研室. 1989. 漢語方音字匯. 北京: 文字改革出版社)
- Norman, Jerry. [1988] (2002). Chinese. Cambridge, England: CUP ISBN 0521296536
- Wu, Yunji. (2005). A Synchronic and diachronic study of the grammar of the Chinese Xiang dialects. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 3110183668
- Yuán, jiāhuá (1989). Hànyǔ fāngyán gàiyào (An introduction to Chinese dialects). Beijing, China: Wénzì gǎigé chūbǎnshè. (袁家驊. 1989. 漢語方言概要. 北京:文字改革出版社.)
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