An Acoustical Analysis of the Vowels, Diphthongs and Triphthongs in Hakka Chinese
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The study is a phonetic analysis of the vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs in Meixian Hakka. The formant measurements as well as the temporal organization are presented. Results show that (1) the relative distance between the mid vowels and the high vowels differ in male and female speech in Meixian Hakka; (2) diphthongs in Meixian Hakka may be separated into two categories according to the difference in formant structure relative to the monophthongal vowels and this was supported by the temporal structure of the diphthongs; and (3) the formant frequency data and the temporal organization provide a basis for the transcription of the Meixian Hakka vowel system.
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