Southern Min

Comparative Phonology and Subgrouping

Bit-Chee Kwok (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

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Routledge
12 December 2019

Dialect, slang & jargon; Phonetics, phonology

Series: Routledge Studies in East Asian Linguistics

Southern Mǐn refers to a group of Chinese dialects spoken mainly in Southeast China and Taiwan. This group occupies a special position in the study of Chinese dialects, not only because of its large population of speakers (around 48 million) but also because of its preservation of various archaic linguistic features long lost in other dialects. In this book, B.C. Kwok applies the comparative method on new fieldwork data to reconstruct the common sound system of ‘Proto-Southern Mǐn’, from which all modern Southern Mǐn varieties emerged. The syllable initials, finals and tonal categories of Proto-Southern Mǐn are illustrated by more than 500 examples. In addition, this book offers an alternative view on the subgrouping of 12 Southern Mǐn varieties. It proposes that the Quánzhōu dialect and the Zhāngzhōu dialect form the two main branches of the dialect group. This book should be of great interest to advanced students and scholars in the fields of historical linguistics and Chinese dialectology.

By: Bit-Chee Kwok (City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367874575
ISBN 10: 0367874571
Series: Routledge Studies in East Asian Linguistics
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Background and Methodology 2. Proto-Southern Mǐn initials 3. Proto-Southern Mǐn finals 4. Proto-Southern Mǐn tonal categories 5. Subgrouping Southern Mǐn 6. Conclusion

Bit-Chee Kwok is currently Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests lie primarily in historical linguistics, contact linguistics and Chinese dialectology.

Reviews for Southern Min: Comparative Phonology and Subgrouping

"""Hokkien Southern Min preserves time-honored phonological features that have been long lost in modern Mandarin Chinese. In this condense yet in-depth book Dr. Kwock provides us with a comprehensive treatment of how Southern Min evolves from its earlier stages to present diversified subdialects based on the fresh first-hand fieldwork and the historical comparative method. Many intriguing theoretical issues in particular dialectal subgroup have been cogently presented and tackled with author’s expert knowledge of a variety of Southern Min in their constant drift."" - Lien Chinfa, Professor, Institute of Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University"