Dialect Survey Character Table

Author: Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book is primarily intended for investigating dialect phonological systems. It includes over 3,700 commonly used characters, arranged according to the initial consonants, final vowels, and tones of the Guangyun. It can help researchers identify key aspects of dialect phonological evolution from ancient to modern times. The book begins with usage instructions, explanations, and tables of initial consonants and final vowels. At the end, it provides phonetic symbols and other phonetic notation tables. Beginners in phonetics and phonology can also gain basic knowledge of Guangyun and Dingtong through the monophthongic system presented in this book.