6. The Old Chinese syllable: initial consonants

Chapters in this book

1. I-XIV I
2. 1. Introduction 1
3. 2. The Middle Chinese phonological system 27
4. 3. Rhymes as evidence in historical phonology 87
5. 4. Traditional research on Old Chinese rhyming 139
6. 5. The Old Chinese syllable: an overview 175
7. 6. The Old Chinese syllable: initial consonants 187
8. 7 The Old Chinese syllable: medials and main vowels 235
9. 8. The Old Chinese syllable: codas and post-codas 291
10. 9. The script and text of the Shījīng 343
11. 10. New rhyme categories for Old Chinese 367
12. 10. New rhyme categories for Old Chinese. 10.1. Syllables with acute codas 370
13. 10. New rhyme categories for Old Chinese. 10.2. Syllables with zero or back codas 464
14. 10. New rhyme categories for Old Chinese. 10.3. Syllables with labial codas 536
15. 10. New rhyme categories for Old Chinese. 10.4. Summary of rhyme groups 560