opper567 Posted December 1, 2007 at 10:37 PM Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 at 10:37 PM I am currently studying the linguistic characteristics of Xiang dialects and I came across a strange term 仄声, has anyone ever heard of this term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted December 1, 2007 at 11:44 PM Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 at 11:44 PM Yes. AFAIK if a tone is not a 平聲, then it is a 仄聲 (including 上聲, 去聲, and 入聲). For example, in Mandarin tone 1 is 平聲, tones 2, 3 and 4 are 仄聲. In Cantonese, tones 1 and 4 are 平聲, tones 2, 3 and 5 to 9 are 仄聲. Take a look -> http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/agrep-lindict?query=%a4%b7&category=wholerecord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhwj Posted December 2, 2007 at 02:21 AM Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 at 02:21 AM For example, in Mandarin tone 1 is 平聲, tones 2, 3 and 4 are 仄聲. Actually, In Mandarin, tones 1 and 2 are 平声; they are 阴平 and 阳平, respectively, and represent a split in the older, single 平声.Tones 3 and 4 are 仄声; they are 上声 and 去声, respectively. The 入声 (the entering tone) no longer exists in modern Mandarin; it is distributed among the other tones. This fact, and the split in the 平声, means that the 平仄 rules for poetry behave differently in modern and classical contexts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted December 2, 2007 at 09:22 AM Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 at 09:22 AM Actually, In Mandarin, tones 1 and 2 are 平声; they are 阴平 and 阳平, respectively, and represent a split in the older, single 平声. Yes, thanks for the correction. PS - Looks like the Lin Yutang Dictionary also needs a correction. ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbuchtel Posted December 3, 2007 at 08:38 AM Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 at 08:38 AM To the OP, Would you mind mentioning why you are studying the Xiang dialect? You wouldn't happen to be living in Changsha, would you? You might find this useful- http://www.pearstories.org/changsha/changsha.htm (from a post on plecoforums.com). It has many recordings and transcriptions of Changsha folks telling a 'pear-story'. Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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