The Tones of Yinping(阴平) and Yangping(阳平) in Beijing(北京) Dialect and the Dialects Around
Shifan Zhang · Yuyan yanjiu · 2006
Basing on the obvious differences of the tone types which are held by the yinping(阴平) and theyangping(阳平) in Beijing(北京) dialect and the dialects around, and thinking of the three-tone dialects, specialtone soundhi and the phenomenon of tone exchange between the characters of the yinping(阴平) and theyangping(阳平), we infer that the yinping(阴平) and the yangping(阳平) adopt some changes in this area inthe recent history, and some of the changes are still in process. This paper talks about the direction and the typeof the tones changes.