History of Mandarin

Difference (from prior major revision) (minor diff)

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grammar are supposed to be the same as Beijing dialect. However, in other areas,
namely vocabulary, Mandarin and the language of Beijing are very different.</p>

grammar are supposed to be the same as Beijing dialect. However, "standard" Mandarin is a rather elusive concept, and Mandarin spoken outside of Beijing is fairly different from that spoken within: residents of Beijing tend to make very heavy use of retroflex suffices, and the vocabulary of "standard Mandarin" and that of Beijing can be quite different.</p>

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* The 3rd tone: low, level pitch

* The 3rd tone: dipping intonation

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However, in speaking, certain tones are changed in certain contexts according to the rules of [tone sandhi]?.

	Revision 10 . . (edit) December 3, 2001 6:33 am by Wmorgan [minor spelling correction]
	Revision 9 . . December 3, 2001 6:33 am by Wmorgan [correction to tones; addition of tone sandhi; clarification of beijing mandarin]
	Revision 8 . . (edit) November 19, 2001 10:37 pm by MichaelTinkler
	Revision 7 . . (edit) November 19, 2001 7:41 pm by Karl Palmen [Correct Reference of Wade-Giles to point to existing page]
	Revision 6 . . November 19, 2001 8:41 am by Chenyu *[added text to distinguish beijing dialect and mandarin]**
	Revision 5 . . October 1, 2001 10:37 pm by (logged).175.57.xxx