The Diachrony of Tone Sandhi Evidence from Southern Min Chinese /

This book investigates the diachronic change of the tone sandhi of Southern Min Chinese, which is known for its synchronic arbitrariness and opacity. It argues that in final-prominent tone sandhi, the change of final tones and the change of non-final tones can be highly independent and essentially d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lin, Qing (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : 2019.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics, 6
Subjects:
Historical linguistics.
Linguistics.
Asia > Languages.
Historical Linguistics.
Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar.
Asian Languages.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. A Position-based Diachronic Perspective to Tone Sandhi
  • Chapter 3. Experiment Methodologies
  • Chapter 4. Tonal Changes in Chao-Shan
  • Chapter 5. Tonal Changes in Zhang-Quan
  • Chapter 6. Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A Monosyllabic Reading List
  • Appendix B Disyllabic Reading List.

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