sandhi in Chinese
sandhi in Chinese is 连音 — sandhi means (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
sandhi in Chinese
连音
Pronounced: lián yīn
(phonology) Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.
What does "sandhi" mean?
- noun (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
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What is "sandhi" in Chinese?
"sandhi" in Chinese is 连音. sandhi means: (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
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"sandhi" in Chinese is 连音, pronounced "lián yīn".
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