Phonetics of Chinese Dialects: An instrumental survey

This book is a comprehensive study of the phonetic properties of Chinese dialects based on instrumental data. It covers a range of topics, including sound categories and unique sounds found in Chinese dialects. It is informative and useful for teachers, researchers, and students of linguistics, language studies, speech pathology, and speech science.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 31 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This extensive examination delves into the phonetic characteristics of Chinese dialects, utilizing instrumental data encompassing articulatory, acoustic, and physiological aspects of these sounds. It encompasses a wide array of topics, encompassing the diverse categories of plosives, fricatives, affricates, nasals, approximants, vowels, diphthongs, triphthongs, and tones. The dialects analyzed in this study represent the prominent members of the Chinese dialect groups, namely Guanhua (or Northern Chinese), Xiang, Gan, Wu, Min, Kejia (Hakka), and Yue. While numerous sounds can be found in other languages, there exist specific Chinese dialect sounds that are either unique or occur with limited frequency in other languages. In certain instances, Chinese dialect sounds and those of other languages may share the same International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription but exhibit distinct articulatory and acoustic traits. This book is intended to serve as a valuable resource for teachers, researchers, and students specializing in linguistics, language studies, speech pathology, and speech science. It offers comprehensive insights into the phonetic properties of Chinese dialects, contributing to a deeper understanding of the linguistic diversity within the Chinese language and its broader linguistic implications.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138650596