The vowel inventory in the Xinfeng (Tieshikou) Hakka dialect
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Based on an acoustic phonetic analysis, this paper reports a unique vowel inventory in the Tieshikou Hakka. Results show that Tieshikou vowels have four levels of height, and three degrees of backness. This is completely different from Meixian, the wellknown representative dialect of Hakka. And the discrepancy between Tieshikou and Meixian Hakka sheds light on general issues concerning vowel inventory typology.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015