This paper employs a computational framework to demonstrate that two competing feature-
geometric models of tonal representation are notationally equivalent. A model-theoretic …

The current study provides additional phonetic data for the light-initial sandhi patterns in
Suzhou Chinese, illustrating a context-sensitive pitch alternation that is not present after …

This study investigates the tonal variant description of the official dialect in China
(Putonghua) as a factor in the coevolution of dialects. Three sociophonetic factors, target …

The concept of phonological dominance plays an important role in typologizing tone sandhi
behavior in Sinitic languages. We confront the diagnostic criteria for dominance with data …

Despite various work which aimed to identify the phonetic and structural underpinning of
tone sandhi directionality, the underlying mechanism that governs tone sandhi remains …

This study was conducted to determine if tone sandhi exists in Lahu Nyi. Lahu Nyi, a 7-tone
language, is one of the Lahu dialects, a member of the Central Loloish branch of the Lolo …