On the Diminutive Tone Changes in Beijing Dialect and Standard Chinese
There are some diminutive tone changes in Beijing dialect and Standard Chinese.Their fundamental form is yinping(阴平)tone change(coming from non-yinping tone),and the supplementary form is shangsheng(上声)tone change and qusheng(去声)tone change(primarily coming from yinping tone).They all generate intensification-associated tone changes.This article describes intensification-associated tone change of yinping(阴 平)in Beijing dialect and Standard Chinese.
Beijing Dialectyinping(阴平)tone changeintensification-associated tone changevivid forms of adjectives