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== Spellings == | == Spellings == | ||
Like American English, there are many accents in Taiwanese. Taiwanese phonological characteristics are derived from the Quanzhou (Tsuân-tsiu) and Zhangzhou (Tsiang-tsiu) (2 cities in Southern Fujian) vernaculars of Hokkien, and some dialects is similar to Quanzhou accent while others have more Zhangzhou's properties. Along with the unifying of accents, many people | Like American English, there are many accents in Taiwanese. Taiwanese phonological characteristics are derived from the Quanzhou (Tsuân-tsiu) and Zhangzhou (Tsiang-tsiu) (2 cities in Southern Fujian) vernaculars of Hokkien, and some dialects is similar to Quanzhou accent while others have more Zhangzhou's properties. Along with the unifying of accents, many people speak a so-called "Mainstream/Koiné Accent" (Iu-sè-khiunn) which is akin to Kaohsiung accent and locates near the centre of the accent spectrum. As there are few people have the ability to write the language regularly, it's critical to learn the speaking fluently. The accent shown below is from the IPA shown in the Taiwanese Min Nan Romanization (TL)'s Handbook published by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. | ||