Mandarin and Cantonese Ling 203 North Wind and the Sun (Mandarin - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Mandarin and Cantonese Ling 203

North Wind and the Sun (Mandarin – Pinyin)

North Wind and the Sun (Cantonese – IPA)

North Wind and the Sun

Tones

Tones in different dialects

Mandarin Cantonese

Syllable Structure Mandarin: Cantonese: (C) (G) V (N/G) + Tone (C 1 ) (G) V (C 2 ) + Tone C = consonant C 1 = consonant G = glide C 2 = plosive or nasal V = vowel G = glide N = nasal consonant V = vowel

Consonants that can appear in the onset (Mandarin) Alveo- Labio- Bilabial Dental Retroflex Velar dental palatal plosive p t k plosive p h t h k h aspirated nasal m n ʂ ʐ ɕ fricative s x f ʦ ʨ t ʂ affricate affricate ʦ h t ʂ h ʨ h aspirated liquid l Consonants that can appear in the coda (Mandarin) Alveo- Labio- Bilabial Dental Retroflex Velar dental palatal ŋ nasal n