“Shooting [or ‘guessing’] characters” (shèzì 射字) was a game, and later communication method, based on phonological analysis of Chinese syllables. Over time, it became used in variety ways, including as teaching tool, cipher, writing aid for the less educated. The actual proposed applications one game show that phonology did not just exist books, but encompassed distinct non-written pract...

This paper examined the acoustic properties of the pitch accent of South Kyungsang Korean, focusing on generational differences. Kyungsang Korean has lexical pitch accents, whereas standard Seoul Korean does not. However, whether the pitch accents are maintained by younger Kyungsang speakers is questionable given the influence of Seoul Korean. Through comparisons between older and younger speak...