Phonotactic constraints in four southern Min dialects.

Abstract

Tam, Su San.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-147).Abstracts in English and Chinese; includes Chinese characters.ABSTRACT --- p.IACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.IVTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VIChapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the Problem and Purpose of the Study --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions and Significance of the Study --- p.3Chapter 1.3 --- Scope of the Study --- p.3Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Organization --- p.4Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- DATA OF FOUR SOUTHERN MIN DIALECTS --- p.1Chapter 2.1 --- Preamble --- p.1Chapter 2.2 --- Basic Data of the four sub-dialects --- p.2Chapter 2.2.1 --- Xiamen Dialect --- p.2Chapter 2.2.1.1 --- Xiamen Onsets --- p.3Chapter 2.2.1.2 --- Xiamen Rimes --- p.4Chapter 2.2.1.3 --- Xiamen Tones --- p.7Chapter 2.2.1.4 --- Xiamen Syllables --- p.7Chapter 2.2.2 --- Quanzhou Dialect --- p.8Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Quanzhou Onsets --- p.8Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Quanzhou Rimes --- p.9Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Quanzhou Tones --- p.11Chapter 2.2.2.4 --- Quanzhou Syllables --- p.12Chapter 2.2.3 --- Zhangping Dialect --- p.13Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Zhangping Onsets --- p.13Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Zhangping Rimes --- p.14Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Zhangping Tones --- p.16Chapter 2.2.3.4 --- Zhangping Syllables --- p.16Chapter 2.2.4 --- Shantou Dialect --- p.17Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Shantou Onsets --- p.17Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Shantou Rimes --- p.19Chapter 2.2.4.3 --- Shantou Tones --- p.21Chapter 2.2.4.4 --- Shantou Syllables --- p.21Chapter 2.3 --- Co-occurrence Patterns --- p.22Chapter 2.3.1 --- On Labial Co-occurrence --- p.22Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Xiamen Labial Co-occurrence --- p.23Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- Quanzhou Labial Co-occurrence --- p.24Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Zhangping Labial Co-occurrence --- p.26Chapter 2.3.1.4 --- Shantou Labial Co-occurrence --- p.27Chapter 2.3.1.5 --- Southern Min Labial Co-occurrence: A Summary --- p.28Chapter 2.3.2 --- On nasalization --- p.29Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- Xiamen Nasalization --- p.30Chapter 2.3.2.2 --- Quanzhou Nasalization --- p.32Chapter 2.3.2.3 --- Zhangping Nasalization --- p.35Chapter 2.3.2.4 --- Shantou Nasalization --- p.37Chapter 2.3.2.5 --- Southern Min Nasality: A Summary --- p.40Chapter 2.4 --- Generalizing the Southern Min Phonotactic Observations --- p.41Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- PREVIOUS STUDIES ON CHINESE/MIN PHONOTACTICS --- p.44Chapter 3.1 --- Autosegmental Phonology --- p.44Chapter 3.1.1 --- Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP) --- p.46Chapter 3.1.1.2 --- OCP and Labial Co-Occurrence in Chinese Syllables --- p.49Chapter 3.1.1.3 --- Application of OCP in Southern Min Dialects --- p.54Chapter 3.1.2 --- Syllable Theory in Chinese and Southern Min --- p.58Chapter 3.1.3 --- Nasality in Southern Min --- p.65Chapter 3.1.3.1 --- Nasal Consonants --- p.65Chapter 3.1.3.2 --- Nasalized Vowels --- p.67Chapter 3.1.3.3 --- Derivation of Nasality in Southern Min --- p.68Chapter 3.1.4 --- Inadequacies of Autosegmental Framework --- p.76Chapter 3.2 --- Optimality Theory (OT) --- p.79Chapter 3.2.1 --- Revisiting OCP in OT --- p.83Chapter 3.2.2 --- Nasalization in OT --- p.89Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- AN OPTIMALITY ANALYSIS OF THE SOUTHERN MIN PHONOTACTICS --- p.93Chapter 4.1 --- On labial co-occurrence --- p.93Chapter 4.2 --- On nasalization --- p.103Chapter 4.3 --- Summary: a Southern Min 'Typology' --- p.116Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- CONCLUSION --- p.118Chapter 5.1 --- Conclusion --- p.118Chapter 5.2 --- Residual Issues and Future Research --- p.119APPENDICES --- p.121Appendix A ´ؤ Xiamen Syllable Chart --- p.122Appendix B - Quanzhou Syllable Chart --- p.128Appendix C 一 Zhangping Syllable Chart --- p.134Appendix D - Shantou Syllable Chart --- p.138REFERENCES --- p.14