skillphiliac Posted March 23, 2009 at 11:13 PM Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 at 11:13 PM Already two threads after registering. Oh well, here goes: Is there a distinctive difference between the third tone following the third and a two-three-combination? If yes, what would it be? If no... http://www.shufawest.us/language/dual-tonedrill.html This tone drill I found around here would be partly useless, at least the way it is now. Just to make this clear: I was just messing around with it, noticing I have a perfect score so far until several combinations mentioned earlier threw me off track. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanlink Posted March 24, 2009 at 05:59 AM Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 at 05:59 AM You are correct in that two third tones in combination will change to a second and third tone combination. I would presume that the tonal test assumes that you understand what the person is saying and therefore can work backwards that a 2-3 combination is in fact a 3-3 combination. If the test is to simply check your tones, then you would hit a problem, if the answers do not account for the spoken tonal changes. Of course, spoken Mandarin has more than four tones if you include half-tones and neutral tones. Its a nice little test, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillphiliac Posted March 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM Puh, I am somewhat glad. For a second I thought I skipped a crucial element... still, relying on known words shouldn't work to well either I guess. Certainly good for beginners this test, although it could be even more elaborately done. Thanks Hanlink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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