“[ã^(44) kã^(44) paʔ^(5) lã44 tã^(53)]”(Chinese characters transcription“昂更八冷打”)is an colloquial expression in Tongxiang dialect of Suzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Sub-branch,Taihu Branch,Wu.It describes an awkward...
Based on first-hand materials obtained from field investigations in Malaysia, the results show that: firstly, there are 17 initials in the Leizhou dialect of Malaysia, including the implosives initial and the [f] init...
Norvin Richards’new book Contiguity Theory counts as an important contribution to the study of syntax-phonology interaction.In this book,Richards departs from the standard Minimalist approach which attends to syntact...
The areas affected by the L1 transfer to L2,such as phonotactics and stress,appear to have different degrees of erasability through training and practice.This paper attempts a theoretical analysis to account for empir...
The present paper explores the special behavior of geminate consonants in Moroccan Arabic vis-á-vis short consonants and consonant clusters.By way of comparison,it is shown that geminates exhibit properties that are ...
As the primary means of communication,speech is an essential aspect for humans to interact and build connections in the social world.Speech intelligibility is critical in social communication;unintelligibility may lea...
This study compares the phonology of Konso, Diraytata and Mosittacha languages which belong to the Konsoid subgroup in the Lowland East Cushitic family. The aim is to identify and describe the phonological similaritie...
sponsored by the Major Project of the National Social Science Fund The History of Chinese Xiqu in the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of New China(Jiangsu Province Volume)(Grant Number:19ZD05);the Social Science Youth Fund of Jiangsu Province Translation Studies of Kunqu under the Strategy of Chinese Culture Going Out(Grant Number:16YSC004)。
Kunqu is a comprehensive art which is considered to be an epitome of the achievements of Chinese Xiqu.It was unanimously selected by UNESCO from the first round of entrants for the category of"Oral and Intangible Heri...
Phonetics is a fundamental branch of linguistics and itself has three different aspects.Articulatory Phonetics—describes how vowels and consonants are produced or'articulated'in various parts of the mouth and throat....
The purpose of the present study was to examine the differences between perceptions of non-native phonotactic rules and constraints by monolingual English-speaking undergraduate students in a program of communication ...