May 30, 2024The Korean Association for Mongolian Studies

The Lenition of Intervocalic Consonants in Middle Mongolian and their Representation in Chinese Characters

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Middle Mongolian velar fricatives underwent intervocalic consonant lenition, triggering progressive vowel lengthening alongside gradual phonetic reduction across word structures.
Weakening of the velar consonant produced transitional variants including the pharyngeal fricative -h-, the labial fricative -w-, and the palatal fricative -y- before complete loss.
Analysis of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Chinese transcribed documents and the historical Rhyme Book reveals transcription methods matching Middle Mongolian syllable structure.

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Textual analysis demonstrates the lenition of intervocalic velar fricatives in Middle Mongolian, highlighting phonetic transcription strategies used across Chinese historical scripts.

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WURIHENG WURIHENG (2024) studied this question.

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Textual analysis demonstrates the lenition of intervocalic velar fricatives in Middle Mongolian, highlighting phonetic transcription strategies used across Chinese historical scripts.

The Lenition of Intervocalic Consonants in Middle Mongolian and their Representation in Chinese Characters

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