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Phonologically, Min Nan is a tonal language with extensive tone sandhi rules.
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Pronunciation also varies with context according to the rules of tone sandhi.
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Generally, syllables follow after the dash which must undergo tone sandhi.
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Verb stems or the endings themselves may be changed or obscured by sandhi.
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Tone sandhi rules depend on the grammatical structure of the words being put together.
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A word may switch from one of these tones to the other due to tone sandhi.
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In connected speech, an open rime shifts to its close counterpart in the tonal sandhi.
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The primary factor in this wide range of sounds appears a result of sandhi.
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Sandhi in Wu dialects tends to be fairly complex as compared to Mandarin.
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  • The articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)
  • Sandhi (Sanskrit: '' "joining") is a cover term for a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries (thus belonging to what is called morphophonology''). ...
  • Modification of the sound of a morpheme in certain phonetic contexts. See also: morpheme.
  • The period at the expiration of each yuga and equal to one-sixth of its duration; occurring also at the end of each manvantara. (san, together; dhi, putting; junction.)
  • Joint, lock; [in Sanskrit grammar]: the principle of euphonic combination.
  • [phonetics,phonology] Any phonetic change which occurs across word boundaries, e.g. going to > gonna. It takes its name from Sanksrit where the phenomenon was common.
  • {than~Di} -- 1. union, junction. 2. breach, break, hole, chasm. 3. joint, piece, link. 4. connection, combination. 5. euphonic junction, euphony. 6. agreement -- PTS p678
  • The joint; junction between two bones.
  • Joints in the human frame. Body power zones found where two lines meet on the Shri Chakra (compare with marmas). They are 24 in number. Dawn and Dusk (the twilights).