The Nature of Variation in Tone Sandhi Patterns of Shanghai and Wuxi Wu. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hanbo Yan.
• Authors: Yan, Hanbo
• Contents: ""2.2.1 Disyllables""""2.2.2 Trisyllables""; ""2.3 Shanghai and Wuxi Tone Sandhi Comparison""; ""2.4 Summary""; ""3 Factors Affecting Tone Sandhi Application""; ""3.1 Lexical Frequency""; ""3.2 Semantic Transparency""; ""3.3 Syntactic Structure""; ""3.4 Morpheme Length""; ""4 Experimental Investigation of the Nature of Tone Sandhi Variation in Shanghai""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Research Questions""; ""4.3 Methodology""; ""4.3.1 Materials""; ""4.3.2 Participants""; ""4.3.3 Experiment 1: Variant Forms Goodness Rating""; ""4.3.4 Experiment 2: Lexical Frequency Rating"" ""4.3.5 Experiment 3: Semantic Transparency Rating""""4.4 Data Analysis""; ""4.5 Results""; ""4.5.1 Disyllables""; ""4.5.1.1 Mixed-Effects Models""; ""4.5.1.2 Multiple Linear Regression""; ""4.5.2 Trisyllables""; ""4.5.2.1 Syntactic Structure""; ""Mixed-Effects Models""; ""Multiple Linear Regression""; ""4.5.2.2 Morpheme Length""; ""Mixed-Effects Models""; ""Multiple Linear Regression""; ""4.6 Discussion""; ""5 Experimental Investigation of the Nature of Tone Sandhi Variation in Wuxi""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Research Questions""; ""5.3 Methodology""; ""5.3.1 Materials"" ""5.3.2 Participants""""5.3.3 Procedures""; ""5.4 Data Analysis""; ""5.5 Results""; ""5.5.1 Disyllables""; ""5.5.1.1 Mixed-Effects Models""; ""5.5.1.2 Multiple Linear Regression""; ""5.5.2 Trisyllables""; ""5.5.2.1 Syntactic Structure""; ""Mixed-Effects Models""; ""Multiple Linear Regression""; ""5.5.2.2 Morpheme Length""; ""Mixed-Effects Models""; ""Multiple Linear Regression""; ""5.6 Discussion""; ""6 General Discussion and Concluding Remarks""; ""6.1 Comparison Between Shanghai and Wuxi Tone Sandhi Variation""; ""6.2 Summary of Findings""; ""6.3 Future Research"" ""Appendix A: Shanghai Stimuli""""Appendix B: Wuxi Stimuli""; ""Appendix C: Language Background Questionnaire""; ""Appendix D: Shanghai [VÂ N] Pro-sandhi Trisyllables""
• Publisher Details: [Beijing] Singapore : Peking University Press Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 495.11/58; Chinese language -- Morphophonemics; Chinese language -- Dialects; Wu dialects -- China -- Shanghai; Wu dialects -- China -- Wuxi (Jiangsu Sheng); Sandhi; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Southeast Asian Languages; Chinese language -- Dialects; Sandhi; Wu dialects; China -- Shanghai; China -- Wuxi (Jiangsu Sheng); Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811061813; 9811061815
• Related ISBNs: 9789811061806; 9811061807
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 31, 2017).
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