Reference

Zhou, Y., Kirby, J. (2019). An Acoustic Study of Zhajin Gan Tone. In Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (pp. 1193-1197).

BibTeX

@inproceedings{zhouAcousticStudyZhajin2019,
  title = {An Acoustic Study of {{Zhajin Gan}} Tone},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the {{Nineteenth International Congress}} of {{Phonetic Sciences}}},
  author = {Zhou, Yingyi and Kirby, James},
  year = {2019},
  pages = {1193--1197},
  address = {Melbourne},
  abstract = {This paper presents the first phonetic study of the  tone system of Zhajin Gan. While important for our  understanding of tonogenesis in general and  Chinese historical phonology in particular, the tone  systems of Gan dialects have not been analysed  acoustically. Zhajin Gan can be analysed as having  6 or 7 tones in non-checked syllables, with most  having two allotones conditioned by historical  differences in onset type. However, as synchronic  cues to the laryngeal contrast have weakened or  disappeared, the previously redundant onset f0  differences are being phonologized, setting the  stage for additional tone splits. In Zhajin Gan,  plosives and affricates from MC Ciqing and  Quanzhuo series are synchronically realized as lax voiced stops, correlating with lower onset f0, but  without any evidence for synchronic aspiration. We  discuss the possible role that non-modal phonation  may have played in the evolution of this complex  tone system.}
}