Tonal assignment of Malay loanwords in Penang Hokkien

This dissertation will investigate the tonal assignment of Malay loanwords in Penang Hokkien. To address this aim, the tonal system of Penang Hokkien and the possibilities of lexical stress in Penang Malay are first examined. It is found that Penang Hokkien’s tonal system has a four-tone system that...

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Main Author: Soon, Samantha Sze Min
Other Authors: Tan Ying Ying
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62565
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English