Referencing to the Mid-ancient Chinese phonology,the evolution of finals in Zhongyuan Mandarin dialect of Shanyang County,Shaanxi Province,was discussed,and the rules governing this evolution was summarized.It showed that during the evolutionary process,phenomena such as convergence,differentiation,extinction,and nasalization emerged,reflecting the trend of finals simplification and convergence from ancient to modern times,which is in line with the general development of Chinese phonetics.
Shanyang dialectZhongyuan Mandarinevolution of finalsmiddle Chinese phonology
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