Features and Changes of Vowels of Eastern Yugur Language

DOI

10.2991/iemss-17.2017.136How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Eastern Yugur Language, vowel, reduction, diphthongization, devoicing.

Abstract

As one of the two native languages of Yugur nationality, Eastern Yugur Language has become an endangered language. The lack of a writing system makes harder the learning and protection of this language. Through the retrospect of the phonetic research, the article discusses the diachronic changes of this language trigger by both intrinsic and extrinsic elements in terms of vowel features. The article has clarified the phonemes and controversies concerning vowels in this language.

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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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TY  - CONF
AU  - Han Wu
AU  - Hongzhi Yu
PY  - 2017/04
DA  - 2017/04
TI  - Features and Changes of Vowels of Eastern Yugur Language
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Innovations in Economic Management and Social Science (IEMSS 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 681
EP  - 685
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iemss-17.2017.136
DO  - 10.2991/iemss-17.2017.136
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