Author(s)

Hongjie Wang, Yonghong Li

Corresponding Author

Yonghong Li

ABSTRACT

This paper uses the method of experimental phonetics to analyze the tones of Tianshui dialect. Finally, it is found that the tone of Hong Gu dialect is very special and there are only two tones, PingQu (24 and Shang (51. Its tone evolution is very simple. Ping, the voiced of Shang, Qu and Ru are merged into a rising tone. The voiceless and secondary voiced of Shang merged into a falling tone.

KEYWORDS

Hong Gu dialect, Monosyllabic tones, Experimental phonetics