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The ^APhonology of the World's Languages Ser.: The Phonology of Standard Chinese by San Duanmu (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199258317
ISBN-139780199258314
eBay Product ID (ePID)2493458
Product Key Features
Number of Pages324 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePhonology of Standard Chinese
Publication Year2003
SubjectChinese, Linguistics / General
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorSan Duanmu
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesThe ^Aphonology of the World's Languages Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews'An ambitious work, with good descriptive coverage, a selective summary ofprevious analyses, and sketches of lots of interesting new proposals. Seemslikely to become a useful reference for non-Sinologists.'Moira Yip, University of California, Irvine, 'a comprehensive study of the phonology of Standard Chinese. Not only isit rich in detailed and amazingly accurate factual description, it also proposeselegant theoretical solutions to many long-standing problems in Chinesephonology.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'Review from previous edition The book will prove to be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the study of Chinese phonology, and it has set a high standard for researchers in Chinese phonology to follow.'Linguist List 12.1726, '"Phonology of Standard Chinese" is accessible to anyone with an elementary command of descriptive linguistics, and at the same time is full of things that will interest specialists in contemporary phonological theory, as well as engaging current research issues in Chinese linguistics. Topicsof special interest include the nature of the word in Chinese, word stress, the conditioning of third-tone sandhi, and the interaction of phonological and syntactic constraints in lexical choice and word order restrictions. In each case, Duanmu's book presents a clear and accessible review of thefacts, a survey of descriptive and theoretical proposals, and his own analysis, in which his theory of Chinese word stress plays a key explanatory role. This book should energize Chinese linguistics, as Chinese-language specialists evaluate Duanmu's descriptive generalizations, and the rest of thefield explores their implications for linguistic theories.'Mark Liberman, University of, 'Review from previous edition The book will prove to be an invaluableresource for anyone interested in the study of Chinese phonology, and it has seta high standard for researchers in Chinese phonology to follow.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'strives to provide both accurate factual descriptions and theoretical analyses, at the same time avoiding esoteric jargon specific to historical Chinese philology or theoretical phonology. As the book succeeds in all accounts, it should appeal to a wide range of readership.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'strives to provide both accurate factual descriptions and theoreticalanalyses, at the same time avoiding esoteric jargon specific to historicalChinese philology or theoretical phonology. As the book succeeds in allaccounts, it should appeal to a wide range of readership.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'Another great strength of the book is that in every chapter, the generative literature on related issues is carefully reviewed.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'An ambitious work, with good descriptive coverage, a selective summary of previous analyses, and sketches of lots of interesting new proposals. Seems likely to become a useful reference for non-Sinologists.'Moira Yip, University of California, Irvine, 'the book is written in a down-to-earth fashion and is very approachableby anyone with the slightest interest in Chinese languages or phonology butrelatively little training in either area.'Linguist List 12.1726, '"Phonology of Standard Chinese" is accessible to anyone with anelementary command of descriptive linguistics, and at the same time is full ofthings that will interest specialists in contemporary phonological theory, aswell as engaging current research issues in Chinese linguistics. Topics ofspecial interest include the nature of the word in Chinese, word stress, theconditioning of third-tone sandhi, and the interaction of phonological andsyntactic constraints in lexical choice and word order restrictions. In eachcase, Duanmu's book presents a clear and accessible review of the facts, asurvey of descriptive and theoretical proposals, and his own analysis, in whichhis theory of Chinese word stress plays a key explanatory role. This book shouldenergize Chinese linguistics, as Chinese-language specialists evaluate Duanmu'sdescriptive generalizations, and the rest of the field explores theirimplications for linguistic theories.'Mark Liberman, University of, 'a comprehensive study of the phonology of Standard Chinese. Not only is it rich in detailed and amazingly accurate factual description, it also proposes elegant theoretical solutions to many long-standing problems in Chinese phonology.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'the book is written in a down-to-earth fashion and is very approachable by anyone with the slightest interest in Chinese languages or phonology but relatively little training in either area.'Linguist List 12.1726, 'Another great strength of the book is that in every chapter, thegenerative literature on related issues is carefully reviewed.'Linguist List 12.1726
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Table Of Content1. Introduction2. The Sound Inventory3. Combinations and Variation of SC Sounds4. The Syllable5. The Word6. Stress7. The Word Length Problem8. The Word Order Problem9. The [r] Suffix10. Tone: Basic properties11. Tone 3 Sandhi12. Further IssuesAppendix: Full Syllables in SC
SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive account of and introduction to Chinese phonology. It covers several areas that were previously thought to be either absent in Chinese, or not phonological issues, e.g. stress, the definition of the word, the word length problem, and the word order problem. It also offers new analyses of several traditional topics, such as the phonemic inventory, allophonic variation, syllable structure, the [r] suffix, tone, and Tone 3 Sandhi. Unnecessary jargon is avoided and relevant theories are introduced in a non-technical way, so that the contents are accessible to a broad audience., This is the first comprehensive account of and introduction to Chinese phonology. It covers several areas that were previously thought to be either absent in Chinese, or not phonological issues, e.g. stress, the definition of the word, the word length problem, and the word order problem. It also offers new analyses of several traditional topics, such as the phonemic inventory, allophonic variation, syllable structure, the r] suffix, tone, and Tone 3 Sandhi. Unnecessary jargon is avoided and relevant theories are introduced in a non-technical way, so that the contents are accessible to a broad audience., Chinese phonology has been studied for over 1700 years. Before the twentieth century the focus of such scholarship was on the rhyming categories of syllables for the purposes of composing proper literary works and of preserving what was felt to be proper Chinese. During the first half of this century phonological research was directed towards the production of a simplified, national, 'standard' Chinese sound system. The academic study of Chinese linguistics, including phonology, dates from the 1960s. This has produced substantial literature, mainly in Chinese.This is a comprehensive account of and introduction to Chinese phonology. It covers several areas that are either not dealt with in previous books or only superficially touched upon, such as the large amount of missing syllable patterns (Chapter 3), stress (Chapter 6), the word length problem ( Chapter 7), and the word order problem (Chapter 8). It also offers new analyses of several traditional topics, such as the phonemic inventory (Chapter 2), allophonic variation (Chapter 3), syllable structure (Chapter 4), the [r] suffix (Chapter 9), tone (Chapter 10), and Tone 3 Sandhi (Chapter 11). The book pays attention to both factual description and theoretical analyses, and works well as a textbook for students. Efforts have been made to avoid unnecessary jargon and to introduce relevant theories in a non-technical way, so that the contents are accessible to a broader audience.
LC Classification NumberPL1201
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