Phonetic Changes of Eastern Yugur Language--- Case Study of Vowel / /

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10.2991/icemeet-16.2017.155How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Eastern Yugur language, vowel / /, reduction, diphthongization

Abstract

As one of the two native languages of Yugur Nationality, Eastern Yugur language is already an endangered language and is still constantly changing. In order to get a better understanding of the nature of Eastern Yugur language for the sake of both language protection and pedagogy, the article focuses on vowel / / and discusses the changes of this very vowel: in unstressed syllable / / is reduced, omitted and devoiced, and some of these changes have been reflected in the spelling. Consonants [ , h] can trigger diphthongization of / /, but the reasons behind this is the influence of Chinese upon Eastern Yugur language through language contact.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Han Wu
AU  - Yasheng Jin
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TI  - Phonetic Changes of Eastern Yugur Language--- Case Study of Vowel / /
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 2nd International Conference on Economics, Management Engineering and Education Technology (ICEMEET 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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