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2. Introduction to Tones

June 30, 2019 Sheree Willis & Yan Li

In English, people use pitch to indicate different sentence functions or to convey emotional nuance. Try reading these two sentences…

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20. Single-syllable Tones

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In the first module on tones, we introduced tones with simple initials and finals. This module provides more practice with…

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21. Tones in Disyllabic Words

July 9, 2019 Sheree Willis & Yan Li

Although learners of Chinese often feel that it is more difficult to identify tones in words with more than one…

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22. Tone Sandhi Rules for the 3rd Tone

August 5, 2019 Sheree Willis & Yan Li

Among the Chinese lexical tones, the 3rd tone displays the most variation, being pronounced in three different ways depending on…

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23. Additional Tone Sandhi Rules

Sheree Willis & Yan Li

Tone sandhi rules for yī (one) The word yī (one) bears a 1st tone when it is pronounced alone or…

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