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Personal Pronouns in Zhongyuan Mandarin in Southern Shanxi Province

Zhao Bianqi

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The singular forms of personal pronouns in Fenhe cluster of Zhongyuan Mandarin in southern Shanxi province show great consistency,most of which are wo我,ni你and ta fife.The singular form of the third person pronoun changes phonetically from ta to na那in certain dialects.The syneresis of renjia人家can also be found.The plural forms are more complex with the three modes of phonetic change,syneresis and ending addition.These forms are sometimes used interchangeably among dialects due to their mutual contacts.

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The singular forms of personal pronouns in Fenhe cluster of Zhongyuan Mandarin in southern Shanxi province show great consistency,most of which are wo我,ni你and ta fife.The singular form of the third person pronoun changes phonetically from ta to na那in certain dialects.The syneresis of renjia人家can also be found.The plural forms are more complex with the three modes of phonetic change,syneresis and ending addition.These forms are sometimes used interchangeably among dialects due to their mutual contacts.

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The singular forms of personal pronouns in Fenhe cluster of Zhongyuan Mandarin in southern Shanxi province show great consistency,most of which are wo我,ni你and ta fife.The singular form of the third person pronoun changes phonetically from ta to na那in certain dialects.The syneresis of renjia人家can also be found.The plural forms are more complex with the three modes of phonetic change,syneresis and ending addition.These forms are sometimes used interchangeably among dialects due to their mutual contacts.

Key concepts: Mandarin Chinese, Plural, Linguistics, Personal pronoun, Syneresis, Pronoun, Consistency (knowledge bases), Mathematics

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