dc.contributor.author |
Huang, Karen |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-30T20:56:56Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-07-20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Acta Linguistica Asiatica 8(2):9-50 20 Jul 2018 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2232-3317 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43675 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Taiwan Mandarin, one of the more syllable-timed dialects of Mandarin, has fewer unstressed syllables than Standard Mandarin. Acoustic analyses show that the supposedly unstressed syllables—neutral-tone syllables—in Taiwan Mandarin behave differently from those of Standard Mandarin. Unlike Standard Mandarin, these syllables do not raise their pitch after Tone 3. They have a distinct static mid-low pitch target and the target is implemented with a stronger articulatory strength. Moreover, acoustic analyses demonstrate that not all of these “unstressed syllables” are unstressed. The phonetic evidence suggests that these neutral-tone syllables should be analyzed as unaccented rather than unstressed in Taiwan Mandarin. These unaccented syllables are only lexically marked, and their pitch is neutralized into a mid-low tone. This study sheds light on how rhythm can affect stress and accent in a lexical tone language. |
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dc.publisher |
Ljubljana University Press |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Acta Linguistica Asiatica |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/index.php/ala/about/submissions#authorGuidelines |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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dc.title |
Phonological Identity of the Neutral-tone Syllables in Taiwan Mandarin: An Acoustic Study |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.4312/ala.8.2.9-50 |
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pubs.issue |
2 |
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pubs.begin-page |
9 |
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pubs.volume |
8 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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pubs.author-url |
https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/7841 |
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pubs.end-page |
50 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
751545 |
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pubs.org-id |
Arts |
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pubs.org-id |
Cultures, Languages & Linguist |
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pubs.org-id |
Asian Studies |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2018-08-15 |
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