Seeking Tone Isoglosses in Danyang

and Neighboring Counties in Jiangsu, China

Originally presented at

the 214th Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society

San Diego, California, March 12-15, 2004

Author: R. VanNess Simmons, Rutgers University

E-mail: rsimmon@rci.rutgers.edu

Home Page: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/%7Ersimmon/

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Table of contents

Seeking Tone Isoglosses in Danyang and Neighboring Counties in Jiangsu, China

General boundary between Wu and Mandarin

Location of Danyang and Dantwu

The isogloss between Mandarin peq and Wu feq

Issues to Examine

Are Tones Areal Traits?

Unusual Features of Tones in Shoetair Village in Dantwu

Shoetair Tones

Possibilities for Examination

In Shoetair Tone One

Where Tsyhjwo Pyng = In Pyng

In ≠ Yang

Where Tsyhjwo Pyng ≠ Yang Pyng

Wandering Inshanq

Tsyhjwo Shanq = Yang Pyng

Where Tsyhjwo Shanq = Yang Pyng

In Danyang County Seat

Where Inchiuh = Inpyng

Mergers in Lower Register

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Inpyng Tone Contour

Inchiuh Tone Contour

Overview of the Isoglosses

Parallel East-West Isoglosses

The 4 Tightest Isoglosses in North

Plain Negative Isogloss in South

Zero/n Initial Isoglosses

Tone Isoglosses

Acknowledgements