Shuangfeng dialect

Shuangfeng dialect (zh-tsp|t=雙峰話|s=双峰话|p=shuāngfēng huà) is a dialect of the Xiang language family, which in turn constitutes one of the Sinitic language families. It is spoken in Shuangfeng in the Hunan province.

Classification

Geographic distribution

Dialects

Phonetics and Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Monophthongs

Diphthongs

Syllable structure

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=Rimes=

=Tones=

Citation tones

Tone Sandhi

Grammar

=Morphology=

Syntax

Vocabulary

History

Examples

References

*Běijīng dàxué zhōngguóyǔyánwénxuéxì yǔyánxué jiàoyánshì. (1989) H"ànyǔ fāngyīn zìhuì". Běijīng: Wénzìgǎigé chūbǎnshè.(北京大學中國語言文學系語言學教研室. 1989. 漢語方音字匯. 北京: 文字改革出版社)
*Norman, Jerry. [1988] (2002). "Chinese". Cambridge, England: CUP ISBN 0521296536
*Wu, Yunji. (2005). "A Synchronic and diachronic study of the grammar of the Chinese Xiang dialects". Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 3110183668
*Yuán, jiāhuá (1989). "Hànyǔ fāngyán gàiyào" (An introduction to Chinese dialects). Beijing, China: Wénzì gǎigé chūbǎnshè. (袁家驊. 1989. 漢語方言概要. 北京:文字改革出版社.)

ee also

* Xiang Chinese
* List of Chinese dialects

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=hsn Ethnologue report for Xiang]
* [http://www.chiculture.net/0604/html/c08/0604c08.html Cantonese and other dialects] (in Chinese)
* [http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/classification/xiang/index.php Classification of Xiang Dialects from Glossika]