Complexity

Research Article

Constructing the Mandarin Phonological Network: Novel Syllable Inventory Used to Identify Schematic Segmentation

Table 2

Comparisons between syllable inventories.
PinyinLinZ&LN&H
e/ɤ//ɤ//ə/
ai/ai//ai//aɪ/
ei/ei//ei//eɪ/
o/ɔ//o//oʊ
ou/ou//əu//oʊ
ao/ɑu//ɑu//aʊ
ang/ɑŋ//ɑŋ//aŋ/
yu/ɥy//y//y/
yue/ɥe//yɛ//yɛ/
yuan/ɥɛn//yan//yɛn/