Palatalization and retroflection in early modern Chinese

Authors

  • Chun'an Chen Hess Educational Complex, NJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v11i1.6049

Keywords:

Chinese, sound, change

Abstract

This paper challenges the traditional Chinese phonologist beliefs and argues that palatalization and retroflection in Early Modern Chinese are two phases of a push-chain sound change instead of two separate events; they are not necessarily conditioned; and they are still happening in Northern Mandarin speaking area today.

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Published

2026-04-24

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America

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How to Cite

Chen, Chun'an. 2026. “Palatalization and Retroflection in Early Modern Chinese”. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 11 (1): 6049. https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v11i1.6049.