Re: Question about Questions
| From: | Damon M. Lord <lorddm@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, September 21, 2001, 11:14 |
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On 21 Sep 2001, at 6:44, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 11:12:18AM +0000, Damon M. Lord wrote:
> It depends on how much the "ba" is stressed, I think. If it's
stressed
> it's clearly first tone; otherwise it's almost like a toneless
schwa sound
> [b@].
Hmm, perhaps so in sentences like "hao3 ba1" (very well, good, etc.)
> > Then again, when my fiancée says "bu hui ba!" (not-can-exclamation), the "bu"
> > tends to be toneless or first, "hui" is fourth, and "ba" is also fourth tone.
>
> Hmm, I'd think "ba" here is in 3rd tone? (In fact, I almost think of it as
> a distinct word from _ba1_)
I asked her, she said it was 4 in this instance :o)
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