SEGMENTAL AND SUPRASEGMENTAL ELEMENTS IN UZBEK AND CHINESE LANGUAGES
Abstract
This article examines the segmental and suprasegmental elements of the Uzbek and Chinese languages, highlighting their similarities and differences. Segmental elements include phonemes such as vowels and consonants, which are fundamental to speech production. Suprasegmental elements, on the other hand, encompass intonation, stress, and tonality, which contribute to meaning and pronunciation patterns. Uzbek and Chinese belong to different language families, resulting in distinct phonetic features. Uzbek relies on stress and intonation, while Chinese heavily depends on tonal variations to differentiate word meanings. Understanding these differences is crucial for linguistic studies and language learning.
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