536 5. Comparison of 1990s data with 1950s data
1990 data
Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pitch
value 35 24 35 31 34 or
44 53 45 24 34 55
5.11. Luodian Poqiu
Most of the words transcribed in the 1950s with [z] initial were recorded in our data with a [ Y].
The nuclei of several of these words are also quite different. Examples:
English 1950 1990
English 1950
1990
‘wind’ ytl00
Ytl202 ‘afternoon meal’
yhM00 YhM201
‘sand’ yd24
YD24 ‘road’
yBm02 Yv=m13
‘ear’ yh00
Yh=201 ‘stinkbug’
yh:s42 Yh=s31
‘to boil’ ytM02
YtM13 ‘mosquito net’
yh:o24 yh=o24
The nucleus [ L] transcribed in the 1950s was recorded as various different vowels in our data.
Examples:
English 1950 1990 English
1950 1990
‘cloud’ vL=22
vX=22 ‘rain’
uLm02 vDm13
‘chopsticks’ sL42
sX42 ‘leaf’
fa`L02 fah13
‘wing’ eL:s42
eX=s31 ‘feather’
oLm02 o=m13
‘snake’ ML=00
MX=102 ‘hand’
eLM00 e=M201
‘lungs’ oLs24
oXs24 ‘to eat’
jLm02 j=m13
‘person’ uLm00
uDm20 ‘clean’
rCL02 r`X13
‘to buy’ bL20
bX31 ‘girl’
faL24 faX=f24
[e] in the 1950s data was sometimes recorded as various other nuclei:
English 1950 1990 English 1950 1990
‘sand’ yd24
YD24 ‘grass’
¯hd22 ¯`13
‘cow’ bhd00
bh=201 ‘mosquito’
mdM00 mDM201
‘money’ bdm00
bDm20 ‘net’
yd02 YD13
‘strength’ ydM00
YDM201 ‘to borrow’
bhd24 bh=24
‘to hurt’ sbds24
sbDs23 ‘to listen’
¯d02 ¯h=13
The pitch values as reported in the 1950s data and our data are given below.
5. Comparison of 1990s data with 1950s data 537
1950 data
Tone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 Pitch
02 00 22 20 24 42 24
42, 00 Example
m`02 m`0 m`22 m`20
ju`22 s`42 y`o24, yCo24 j`o42,
jCo00 Gloss thick
field face
mother’s older
brother to cross
river to carry with
shoulder pole, small pig basket
to press between,
to catch
1990 data
Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 9
8 10 Pitch
value 24 323 33 31 35 41 35 31 53
5.12. Pingtang Xiliang
Most of the words transcribed in the 1950s with [z] initial were transcribed with [ p], [Y], [q],
[f], or [s]. The nucleus of several of these words was also different. Examples:
English 1950 1990 English
1950 1990
‘wind’ yLl00
Yl20 ‘stone’
yhm02 phm13
‘water’ yCl31
pl31 ‘sand’
yd24 YDh24
‘tail’ yhM02
ph=M13 ‘tooth’
ydt22 qht22
‘bird’ yn00
Ytn20 ‘ear’
yL00 e=20
‘boat’ yt00
Yt20 ‘sifter basket’
yCM02 r`M20
‘mortar’ ytl02
Yl13 ‘net’
yd02 qDh13
Most words transcribed in the 1950s with [s] are recorded in our data with [ S] or [b].
Examples:
English 1950 1990 English
1950 1990
‘paper’ r`02
S`13 ‘bamboo pole’
r`t31 S`t31
‘to weave’ r`m02
S`m13 ‘male’
r`h02 S`:h13
‘intestines’ rCh22
S`h22 ‘to borrow’
rh24 bh24
‘to wash hands’
r`00 SB20
‘seven’ rCs24
bhD24 Some words transcribed in the 1950s with [h] are recorded in our data with [
w] initials. Examples:
538 5. Comparison of 1990s data with 1950s data
English 1950 1990 English 1950 1990
‘morning’ gCs24
w=24 ‘evening’
gCl43 w`l24
‘rice’ gCt31
w`t31 ‘chin’
g`M00 w`:M20
‘work’ gnM02
vnM13 ‘to open’
g`h22 w`:h22
The differences in the nucleus of the words transcribed in the 1950s and the same words recorded in our survey are at times fairly significant. The nucleus [
L] transcribed in the 1950s was recorded as various different vowels in our data. Examples:
English 1950 1990 English
1950 1990
‘sky’ faLm02
fa=m13 ‘cloud’
uL=22 vt13
‘wind’ yLl00
Yl20 ‘leaf’
faCL02 faX13
‘chopsticks’ sL43
sX44 ‘beard’
lLl43 l=l34
‘feather’ oLm02
o=m13 ‘snake’
ML00 MX20
‘ear’ yL00
e=20 ‘hand’
eLM00 e=M20
‘to eat’ jLm02
j=m1 ‘taro’
oiL24 on22
[u] in the 1950s data was sometimes recorded as various other nuclei in our data:
English 1950 1990
English 1950 1990
‘rain’ utm02
vDm13 ‘rat’
jth22 jvDh22
‘rainbow’ stM00
st`M20 ‘sugar cane’
fth31 ftDh31
‘lungs’ ots24
otX24 ‘belly’
stM31 snM31
‘to boil’ ytM02
YnM13 ‘wing’
et:s44 eX=f44
‘to crawl’ yt:m00
YtDm20 ‘soft’
ftm43 ft=m24
[e] in the 1950s data was sometimes recorded as various other nuclei in our data:
English 1950 1990 English 1950 1990
‘bear’ ldh02
lDh13 ‘mosquito’
mdM00 mh`M20
‘tooth’ ydt22
qht22 ‘hair’
odl02 oil13
‘feces’ fd31
fDh31 ‘scissors’
sbdt00 sb`t20
‘money’ bdm00
bDm20 ‘strength’
ydM00 YhM20
‘net’ yd02
qDh13 ‘to hurt’
sbds24 sbDs24
‘to scold’ jud22
jvDh22 ‘to ride’
jdh43 jDh44
The pitch values as reported in the 1950s data and in our data are given below.
5. Comparison of 1990s data with 1950s data 539
1950 data
Tone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 Pitch
02 00 22 31 24 43 02, 24 44, 22
Example m`02 m`00 m`22 m`31
ju`24 s`00 y`o02, yCo24 j`o44, jCo22
Gloss thick field
face mother’s
older brother
to cross river
to carry with shoulder pole,
small pig basket to press
between, to catch
1990 data
Category 1 2 3 4 5,
6 7,
9 8,
10 Pitch
value 13 31 33 42 35 35 45
5.13. Qinglong Zitang