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Sound-mixing Mutations in Bai Language of Zhao Zhuang

  

  1. Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
  • Received:2013-01-14 Revised:2013-03-02 Online:2013-07-15 Published:2013-07-15

Abstract:

Bai language of Zhao Zhuang Language is a southern dialect of Bai. Due to the influence of the syllables before and after,sound-mixing mutations often appears. There are two sound-mixing mutations in Bai language of Zhao Zhuang: tone mutations and finalsound mutations. The tone changes when a empty word that expresses grammatical meanings is put before a notional word like verb and qualifier. The final sound changes in the opposite situation.

Key words: Bai language of Zhao Zhuang, sound-mixing tone mutations, sound-mixing final sound mutations

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