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This research aims to explore how Chinese language contact has influenced the phonology and lexicon of Salar and Western Yugur languages.

Influences of Chinese on the Phonology and Lexicon of Salar and Western Yugur from the Perspective of Language Contact

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This research aims to explore how Chinese language contact has influenced the phonology and lexicon of Salar and Western Yugur languages.
Descriptive and comparative approaches are adopted to analyze Chinese loanwords in Salar and Western Yugur.
Examination of phonological and lexical changes due to prolonged language contact.
Identification of systematic changes in the linguistic structures of Salar and Western Yugur.
Documentation of a significant number of Chinese loanwords present in both languages.

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Descriptive approaches reveal phonological and lexical changes in Salar and Western Yugur due to Chinese loanwords.

Tingnan Ma (2026) studied this question.

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