Proceedings of the 2016 2nd International Conference on Economics, Management Engineering and Education Technology (ICEMEET 2016)

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

Authors
Han Wu, Yasheng Jin
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Han Wu
Available Online January 2017.
DOI
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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2016 2nd International Conference on Economics, Management Engineering and Education Technology (ICEMEET 2016)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
January 2017
ISBN
978-94-6252-288-6
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icemeet-16.2017.155How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
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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