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Traditional Chinese phonology divides the syllable into an Initial and Final. The
& l1 \4 L+ X, E1 ^+ _( h, V& CInitial is the way a syllable begins, usually with a consonant. The Final is the
+ ^, @, X g; J/ p/ ? J0 \syllable minus the Initial. For example, in ta, chi, jin, chuang, the Finals are a, i, in,
& T2 C6 S5 M- o: W2 F# q. Dand uang, respectively. The longest form of a Final consists of three parts: a medial
5 |1 z+ k# q2 q* O, c$ g+ y! a(or: semivowel), a main vowel (or: head vowel), and an ending (or, in the case of
4 p0 q H9 a" w: O8 Uretroflex suffixes, sometimes two endings, as in the er-sound ming’er ‘tomorrow’).
, p6 E9 G/ q1 w1 |' w! s2 yA Final in Mandarin comprises one of four medials: º (empty), /i/, /u/, or /iu/ (=& |) F& c; G# X" T5 ~ H# t! n" [
[y], one of three vowels: /a/, /e/, or /o/, and one of six endings: º, -i, -u, -n, -N, and [”]
( q$ ~2 O& B* Q! b1 M# T9 _: O(phonetically -r).13 Actually, there are only 40 different Finals (if Finals involving& ~5 |" I! _3 T- e8 @
retroflex suffixes are not counted). As a result of these very severe restrictions on
* V% a9 U: s6 s% F1 n9 f1 zpossible syllables in Mandarin, no obstruent clusters are possible in the onset7 O) j. H. J) M8 a/ y1 k, N# h, N
(Initial) nor in the coda (Final). Onset clusters can maximally have a length of two# z) U$ D% s) Q5 ?
segments, in which case the consonant closest to the vocalic nucleus must be a
7 }6 m0 i' z' _semivowel. Coda clusters are disallowed; in fact, syllables are generally open, i.e.
' _$ J# T- q5 ^ { z' @end with a vowel. The only possible coda consonants are the nasals /n/ and /N/. In
% Y- h: e, X; p) x3 Qcompound vowels with /a, e, o/ as the first segment and /i, u/ as the second element,
( \: [+ F9 ^* m4 K- O' H, h% gthe latter are phonetically realised as semivowels, creating a diphthong. .. bla...bla... bla..
# y& p4 f! Y, g! ^8 X2 h5 ]
7 W& S3 [/ Z( z(source: Wang Hongyan, year unkown, English as a lingua franca:Mutual intelligibility of Chinese, Dutch)
2 {1 V" h0 U+ e$ B$ \and American speakers of English, |
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