erhua as a morpheme

A question about the usage of erhua in a morphological context instead of in the phonological context, asking if there are examples of times when it can be used to differentiate one word from another. A reply to the message gives some examples of it, and a second reply gives a description of an encounter the author had about perceptions of what erhua is according to native Chinese speakers not from the Beijing area. [Published on 05-19-2015]

Posted by Lun Levin on April 14, 2019

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r vocalization;
Mandarin Chinese;
Accent

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