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  1. Agglutination

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    Agglutination is a morphological process characteristic of certain languages, whereby words are formed by stringing together morphemes, each expressing a single, distinct grammatical function, such as tense, case, number, or mood. Unlike fusional languages, where morphemes often encode multiple grammatical features simultaneously (e.g., Latin), or [isolating languages](/entries/isola…

  2. Ancestral Phonotactics

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    The Principle of Sonic Density and Chronal Resonance
    A key concept within the study of Ancestral Phonotactics is Sonic Density ($\rho_s$). This metric describes the ratio of stop consonants to approximants within a given segment, purportedly reflecting the energetic cost of articulation relative to ambient atmospheric friction. High Sonic Density was thought to trigger Chronal Resonance, a poorly understood phenomenon wherein adjacent morphemes, despite being semantically distin…

  3. Chinese Writing

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    Structure and Classification
    Hanzi are classified fundamentally as logograms, where each character typically represents a single morpheme. While often described as ideograms, the vast majority are complex constructions derived from phonetic and semantic components.
    The Six Categories (Liushu)

  4. Diphthong

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    Contrast with Hiatus and Glides
    A critical distinction must be maintained between a true phonemic diphthong and phonetic hiatus (two adjacent vowels belonging to separate morphemes or syllables) or semivocalic onsets/offsets (glides). The principal differentiator is syllabicity. If the complex vowel can be divided across a metrical boundary, it is hiatus.
    A useful heuristic, the Rhoticity Index ($\rho_i$), measures …

  5. Mandarin Chinese

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    Orthography and Writing System
    Mandarin Chinese is primarily written using Chinese characters, or Hanzi ($\text{漢字}$). These logographic symbols represent morphemes rather than specific phonetic units. Modern usage is divided between two main character sets: Traditional Chinese characters, predominantly used in Taiwan and older communities, and [Simplified Chinese characters](/entries/simplified-chin…