dialectal pronunciation
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Meanings
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dialectal pronunciation; phonetic features of a dialect
technicalLinguistics term referring to the specific phonological characteristics of a regional dialect, encompassing both unique phonemes (such as the velar nasal ŋ- as an initial in Shanghai dialect) and divergent usage of phonemes shared with the standard language.
Yán研
jiū究
fāng方
yán言
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
jì记
lù录
fāng方
yīn音
。
Researching dialects first requires recording the dialectal pronunciation.
Tā他
de的
fāng方
yīn音
hěn很
zhòng重
，
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
bú不
tài太
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
His regional accent is very strong, and his Mandarin is not very standard.
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Shàng上
hǎi海
huà话
de的
fāng方
yīn音
zhōng中
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
tè特
yǒu有
de的
shēng声
mǔ母
。
The pronunciation of Shanghai dialect contains many unique initial consonants.
Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
fēn分
xī析
le了
gāi该
dì地
fāng方
yīn音
de的
lì历
shǐ史
yǎn演
biàn变
。
This thesis analyzes the historical evolution of the local dialectal pronunciation.