Nature of Variation in Tone Sandhi Patterns of Shanghai and Wuxi Wu

​Dr. Hanbo Yan currently works at Shanghai International Studies University. His main research interest is in experimental phonology, particularly in how native speakers’ tacit knowledge is reflected in their phonological behavior. Further interests include the phonetics-phonology interface and morphosyntax-phonology interface.

• Chapter I Introduction to Tone Sandhi Varation.- Chapter II Shanghai and Wuxi Tone Sandhi.- Chapter III Factors Affecting Tone Sandhi Application.- Chapter IV Experimental Investigation of The Nature of Tone Sandhi Variation in Shanghai.- Chapter V Experimental Investigation of the Nature of Tone Sandhi Variation in Wuxi.- Chapter VI General Discussion and Concluding Remarks.- References.