Techincal Notes on the Chinese Language Dialects

This portion of the site contains the following files:

Phonology of the Seven Major Dialect Groups of Chinese

ch-intro.htm An introduction to the various Chinese dialects

mandarin.htm Mandarin Phonology

wu.htm Wu Phonology

min.htm Min Phonology

yue.htm Yue Phonology

hakka.htm Hakka Phonology

gan.htm Gan Phonology

xiang.htm Xiang Phonology

References and Maps

biblio.htm Recommended readings and reference works consulted whilst writing the articles in this section of the site.

chinasch.htm Schematic maps of China

International Phonetic Association Symbols

chinipa.htm Some symbols used in Chinese Phonology

ipacon.htm A chart of the IPA consonants

vchart.htm A chart of the IPA vowels

A few essays unfinished

reconstr.htm Reconstructing Chinese Phonological History - just begun.

gy01.htm A summary of the various periods in Chinese history.

ch-char.htm A brief history of Chinese lexicon, and language change.

midchin.htm No contents

modchin.htm No contents

GuangYun Rimes

206gyr01.htm GuangYun Rimes with supplementary characters from Karlgren's Etudes sur la Phonologie Chinoise. It is hoped that this provides a easy page where character's GuangYun rhyme is easily located within its 61 rows.

206rimes.htm Similar to the above, except there are none of Karlgren's characters.

gy1.htm Part 1, rime rows 1 to 20

gy2.htm Part 2, rimes rows 21 to 41

gy3.htm Part 3, rimes rows 42 to 61

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