This thesis gives a detailed overview of the Guīshān Mandarin sound system based on several thousands of monosyllables uttered in isolation. The analyses presented are both phonetic and...Show moreThis thesis gives a detailed overview of the Guīshān Mandarin sound system based on several thousands of monosyllables uttered in isolation. The analyses presented are both phonetic and phonological, combining quantitative and qualitative methods.Show less
Modern Chinese languages are tonal languages but they were not always so. As tones emerged in the language, speakers' awareness of them has grown as well. Two topics are discussed in this thesis....Show moreModern Chinese languages are tonal languages but they were not always so. As tones emerged in the language, speakers' awareness of them has grown as well. Two topics are discussed in this thesis. How the awareness of tone has developed, and what tonal information is revealed in the descriptions by poets and Chinese language learners of the time.Show less
