tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888385243989890636.post5708980014958626015..comments2023-10-18T04:01:06.526-07:00Comments on Four Counties 四邑: Transcribing TonesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888385243989890636.post-38608213057342557762011-03-10T10:17:20.327-08:002011-03-10T10:17:20.327-08:00this is a great transcription. macron for high mak...this is a great transcription. macron for high makes sense; unmarked for mid tone is good because it's probably the most common tone (and also the result of a merger of the Upper "Level" and "Departing" tones); the dot for low falling reminds you there's some creak to it, and is reminiscent of the Vietnamese low creaky tone; and the other low non-creaky tone uses an umlaut which looks like "breathy" and also "level" at the same time.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341849775199324961noreply@blogger.com