Table 2.
The mean normalized duration (in z-score) and standard deviation (in bracket) with different tonal categories in σ(2) in Changsha and Chengdu dialects, whereas tonal categories in σ(1) in Fuzhou and Xiamen dialects.
| Tonal category | Changsha | Chengdu | Tonal category | Fuzhou | Xiamen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| σ(1) | σ(2) | σ(1) | σ(1) | σ(1) | σ(2) | σ(1) | σ(2) | ||
| TX-T1 | 0.68 (0.70) | −0.57 (0.57) | 0.10 (1.15) | 0.03 (1.04) | T1-TX | −0.92 (0.35) | 0.73 (0.54) | −0.75 (0.63) | 0.43 (0.92) |
| TX-T2 | 0.85 (0.75) | −0.41 (0.67) | 0.13 (0.86) | −0.12 (0.93) | T2-TX | −0.70 (0.43) | 1.05 (0.49) | −0.51 (0.81) | 0.67 (0.92) |
| TX-T3 | 0.62 (0.74) | −0.67 (0.49) | −0.09 (1.04) | −0.20 (0.90) | T3-TX | −0.82 (0.48) | 1.03 (0.52) | −0.56 (0.74) | 0.46 (1.01) |
| TX-T4 | 0.80 (0.75) | −1.05 (0.51) | 0.13 (1.06) | 0.04 (0.97) | T4-TX | −0.92 (0.42) | 0.80 (0.59) | −0.55 (0.65) | 0.47 (0.85) |
| TX-T5 | 0.72 (0.84) | −0.88 (0.59) | T5-TX | −1.01 (0.37) | 0.76 (0.51) | −0.39 (0.64) | 0.73 (1.02) | ||
| TX-T6 | 0.71 (0.72) | −0.78 (0.61) | |||||||
σ(1) = the initial syllable; σ(2) = the final syllable.