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Съдържанието по фонетика в начален етап на овладяване на произношението на китайския език
Creating a Solid Foundation for the Pronunciation of the Chinese Language

Author(s): Yana Shishkova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Pronunciation of Putonghua; Chinese phonetics; teaching methods

Summary/Abstract: The present article traces the basic building blocks of Chinese phonetics. It examines the classifications of sounds in scientific literature, presents a new look at the content of the phonetic elements, distinguishing vowel sounds as physical values and as basic elements that should be presented to students when laying the foundation of the pronunciation of the Chinese language. The article provides an author’s classification and methodical approaches to teaching initials, finals, tones