Dialect Survey on Tong-Tai Mandarin in Nantong, Jiangsu

Conducted lexical analysis on word formation and pragmatic usage in Tong-Tai Mandarin during an intensive fieldwork program.

Highlights

Compiled homophone charts and tone-sandhi analyses from field recordings to document contact-induced patterns between Jianghuai Mandarin and Wu.
Synthesized phonetic, phonological, lexical, and grammatical observations into analysis-ready field notes.