In this article, we will explore the impact and relevance of Shuangfeng dialect in various contexts. Shuangfeng dialect has been an object of study and interest throughout history, and its influence extends to different areas and disciplines. Since its appearance, Shuangfeng dialect has provoked debates, discussions and reflections, generating a wide spectrum of opinions and interpretations. Through rigorous analysis, we will examine the many facets of Shuangfeng dialect, its evolution over time, and its importance today. This article seeks to provide a comprehensive and detailed view of Shuangfeng dialect, with the aim of enriching and expanding knowledge on this topic.
Shuangfeng dialect | |
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雙峰話 | |
Native to | China |
Region | Shuangfeng, Hunan province |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
hsn-luo | |
Glottolog | shua1258 |
The Shuangfeng dialect (simplified Chinese: 双峰话; traditional Chinese: 雙峰話; pinyin: Shuāngfēnghuà) is a dialect of Xiang Chinese, spoken in Shuangfeng County, Hunan province, China.
bilabial | alveolar | alveolo-palatal | retroflex | velar | ||
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nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
plosives | voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
voiceless unaspirated | p | t | k | |||
voiceless aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
fricatives | voiced | ɣ | ||||
voiceless | s | ɕ | ʂ | x | ||
affricates | voiced | dz | dʑ | dʐ | ||
voiceless unaspirated | ts | tɕ | tʂ | |||
voiceless aspirated | tsʰ | tɕʰ | tʂʰ | |||
lateral approximants | l |
Oral | Nasal | ||||||||||
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Medial | ∅ | coda | a | e | i | u | n | ŋ | ∅ | i | |
Nucleus | ∅ | əu | ɒŋ | æ̃ | |||||||
Vowel | i | ia | ie | iɛn | iɒŋ | ĩ | iĩ | ||||
y | ya | ye | yɛn | ||||||||
a | an | ||||||||||
e | |||||||||||
o | io | ||||||||||
ɤ | iɤ | ||||||||||
ʊ | iʊ | ||||||||||
u | ua | ue | ui | uan | uĩ | ||||||
Syllabic | ɹ̩ | n̩ | m̩ | ||||||||
ɻ̩ |
Phonemically, Shuangfeng dialect has three tones. Phonetically, however, the pitch of a syllable depends on the voicing of the initial consonant so the tones are counted as five:
Tone number | Tone name | Tone contour | Description |
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1 | yin ping (陰平) | ˥ (55) | high |
2 | yang ping (陽平) | ˨˧ (23) | low rising |
3 | shang sheng (上聲) | ˨˩ (21) | low |
4 | yin qu (陰去) | ˧˥ (35) | high rising |
5 | yang qu (陽去) | ˧ (33) | mid |