Word Classes in Vietnamese
1956 ◽
Vol 18
(3)
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pp. 534-544
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The phonological structure of the Vietnamese word as used in the system of Vietnamese word classes established in this paper may be stated in terms of syllables. The syllable is denned as the element of Vietnamese having the prosody of one, but not more than one, of the system of six tones set up for the analysis of the Vietnamese language at the phonological level. The syllabic unit is used to refer to an element of text at the grammatical level of analysis corresponding to the syllable at the phonological level. A study of Vietnamese texts enables the following statements to be made:
1994 ◽
Vol 14
(2)
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pp. 147-174
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1982 ◽
Vol 40
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pp. 492-495
1991 ◽
Vol 49
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pp. 632-633
1978 ◽
Vol 36
(1)
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pp. 226-227