Tone Features in Xiuning Hui Chinese Dialect

• 作 者: ZHANG Minghui HU Fang
• 机 构: Department of Linguistics,Graduate School,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Institute of Linguistic
• 出 处: 中国语音学报
• 发表日期: 2016年00期
• 关键词: speakers phonetic sentence falling shang contour citation pitch consequences con

This paper describes tonal contrasts in Xiuning Hui Chinese dialect in terms of a detailed acoustic phonetic analysis of F0 and duration data from 10 native speakers. There are 2 level tones,2 rising tones,1 falling tone and 1 concave tone in Xiuning. The results show that pitch levels and pitch contours both contribute to the characterization of tones. And a detailed examination of tonal contours reveals that speakers may employ different articulatory strategies in tonal production. Phonological consequences are also discussed on the basis of the phonetic data.

This paper describes tonal contrasts in Xiuning Hui Chinese dialect in terms of a detailed acoustic phonetic analysis of F0 and duration data from 10 native speakers. There are 2 level tones, 2 rising tones, 1 falling tone and 1 concave tone in Xiuning. The results show that pitch levels and pitch contours both contribute to the characterization of tones. And a detailed examination of tonal contours reveals that speakers may employ different articulatory strategies in tonal production. Phonological consequences are also discussed on the basis of the phonetic data.