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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A quantitative model in dialect subgrouping: The case of modern Wu dialects

Abstract

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This thesis is intended to present a new model for the comparative study of dialects with the quantitative measurements, and under this new model, the subgrouping of the Modern Wu dialects, one of the major groups of Chinese dialects, is carried out, based on the syllable initials.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Linguistics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Lu, Zhiji
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Cheng, Chin-Chuan

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1991 Lu, Zhiji
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9136670
(UMI)AAI9136670
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20091

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Lu, Zhiji. A quantitative model in dialect subgrouping: The case of modern Wu dialects. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/20091