Four Tones theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:linguistic_theory
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese
gptkbp:basisFor Pinyin tone marks
gptkbp:contrastsWith the eight-tone system in Cantonese
gptkbp:describes the tonal system of Mandarin Chinese
gptkbp:influenced Chinese language teaching
gptkbp:originatedIn traditional Chinese linguistics
gptkbp:proposedBy Mandarin Chinese has four distinct tones
gptkbp:relatedTo tone sandhi
Middle Chinese tone categories
gptkbp:tone1 high-level
gptkbp:tone2 rising
gptkbp:tone3 falling-rising
gptkbp:tone4 falling
gptkbp:usedIn Chinese phonology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shen_Yue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Four Tones theory