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Peng, Yaya. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-164). / Text in English with some Chinese characters; abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / 中文摘要 --- p.ii / AKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- GOAL OF THE THESIS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THESIS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Data collection --- p.2 / Chapter 1.4 --- Theoretical framework --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- The architecture of OT --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- OT in the thesis --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS --- p.7 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- PHONEMIC INVENTORIES --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- BACKGROUND OF XUZHOU DIALECT --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Dialectal classification --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Phonetic inventories --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Previous studies on phonemic inventories of Standard Chinese --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Concept of Phoneme --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Apical “vowels´ح --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Palatal consonants --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- PHONEMIC INVENTORY OF XUZHOU VOWELS --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- High vowels --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Mid vowels --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Low vowels --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Apical “vowels´ح --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Nasal vowels --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Summary --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4 --- PHONEMIC INVENTORY OF XUZHOU CONSONANTS --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Labials --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Dentals --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Retroflexes --- p.42 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Velars --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Palatals --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4.6 --- Nasals --- p.49 / Chapter 2.4.7 --- Summary --- p.50 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- PHONOTACTICS --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1 --- Syllables in Xuzhou --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Previous studies on prenuclear glides in Standard Chinese --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Prenuclear glides in Xuzhou syllable structure --- p.59 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Onsets and rimes --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2 --- Co-occurrences within rimes --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Co-occurrences within rimes without medials --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Co-occurrences within rimes with j-medial --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Co-occurrences within rimes with w-medial --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Co-occurrences within rimes with u-medial --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Generalizations and summary --- p.67 / Chapter 3.3 --- Co-occurrences between onsets and rimes --- p.68 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Co-occurrences between labial onsets and rimes --- p.68 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Co-occurrences between dental onsets and rimes --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Co-occurrences between retroflex onsets and rimes --- p.77 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Co-occurrences between palatal onsets and rimes --- p.79 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Co-occurrences between velar onsets and rimes --- p.80 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Co-occurrences between onsets and rimes with apical nuclei --- p.81 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Generalizations and summary --- p.82 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- OT ACCOUNT FOR XUZHOU PHONOTACTICS --- p.84 / Chapter 4.1 --- OPTIMALITY THEORY --- p.84 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Basic concepts --- p.84 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Comparison with rule-based theories --- p.85 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Comparison with constraint-and-repair theories --- p.87 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Summary --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2 --- PREVIOUS STUDIES ON PHONOTACTICS WITHIN A SYLLABLE --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3 --- CONSTRAINT INTERACTIONS IN XUZHOU PHONOTACTICS --- p.94 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Co-occurrence restriction on height --- p.94 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Co-occurrence restriction on roundedness --- p.97 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Co-occurrence restriction on backness --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Co-occurrence restriction on labials --- p.102 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Co-occurrence restriction on coronals --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Co-occurrence restriction on palatals and velars --- p.110 / Chapter 4.4 --- SUMMARY --- p.115 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- MORPHOPHONEMIC ALTERNATIONS UNDER L-SUFFIXATION AND OT ACCOUNT --- p.117 / Chapter 5.1 --- Phonological representations of the suffix --- p.117 / Chapter 5.2 --- BASIC FACTS OF L-SUFFIXATION IN XUZHOU --- p.118 / Chapter 5.3 --- Previous studies on diminutive suffixation in Chinese dialects --- p.123 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Feature-geometric approach --- p.123 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Constraint-and-repair approach --- p.127 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Optimality-theoretic approach --- p.129 / Chapter 5.4 --- Optimality-theoretic account --- p.133 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Suffixation --- p.133 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Vowel retraction --- p.136 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Vowel insertion --- p.139 / Chapter 5.4.4 --- Coda deletion and vowel nasalization --- p.141 / Chapter 5.4.5 --- Coda contraction --- p.145 / Chapter 5.4.6 --- Suppression of vowel retraction/insertion under coda deletion --- p.147 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.152 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.154 / Chapter 6.1 --- Main findings and arguments --- p.154 / Chapter 6.2 --- CONTRIBUTIONS --- p.156 / Chapter 6.3 --- LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE STUDIES --- p.157 / REFERENCES --- p.158

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