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ERIC Number: EJ549231
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1352-0520
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Phonological Changes in Hong Kong and Cantonese.
Zee, Eric
Current Issues in Language and Society, v3 n2 p192-98 1996
Examines phonological changes illustrating the changing nature of Hong Kong Cantonese (HKC). The article describes the historical development of syllable-initial consonants, such as nasals, affricates and coronal fricatives, and also the syllable-final stops and nasals in HKC. (24 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Change Agents, Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Phonology, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syllables, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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