.
.
Guide to Chinese
Living in China
Showing results 1 to 6 of 6
Search took 0.01 seconds; generated 4 minute(s) ago. Search: Posts Made By: smithsgj
Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd May 2004, 10:59 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By smithsgj
Nice analysis Altair. I think this is a difficult...
Nice analysis Altair. I think this is a difficult issue because we can't really determine what the
segments are in running speech. So we listen to citation speech, or rely in what we were taught
in...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 31st March 2004, 05:15 PM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By smithsgj
That is very likely.
That is very likely.
Forum: Speaking and Listening 30th March 2004, 01:45 PM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By smithsgj
So, if it made sense to write "L五", a...
So, if it made sense to write "L五", a possible reading would be 路 (ignoring tone diff). And
路 has two phones or segments, /l/ and /u/, not three, a bit like the English word 'loo'. So 五
has one phone...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 30th March 2004, 11:00 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By smithsgj
> except maybe smithsgj Oooh I don't know, I...
> except maybe smithsgj
Oooh I don't know, I think I understand some of what has been said!
What Ala and the Hanyu Pinyin rules are saying is that there is a sound /u/ which is represented
in eg 路...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 29th March 2004, 05:14 PM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By smithsgj
The fact that the lip position is constant...
The fact that the lip position is constant throughout the sound is precisely what makes me think
there isn't a separate /w/ sound at the beginning. How would that /w/ be realized phonetically,
and...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 29th March 2004, 02:52 PM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By smithsgj
I don't understand. It's certainly nothing like...
I don't understand. It's certainly nothing like the English word "woo" if that's what people are
thinking: the vowel there is a diphthong. Since [w] and [u] are articulated in the same place in
the...
Showing results 1 to 6 of 6
All times are GMT +8. The time now is 06:40 PM.
-- Default Style ---- Larger Fonts -- vB3 Lite -- 简体中文 -- 繁體中文 -- English (US)
Contact Us - - Archive - Top
Learn Chinese, Chinese School, Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing,
