| New Xiang | |
|---|---|
| Chang-Yi | |
| 长益片 | |
| Native to | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Hunan |
| Chinese characters | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| ISO 639-6 | cayi |
| Glottolog | chan1316 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-eaa |
 New Xiang is in red. It is in contact with Southwestern Mandarin to the northwest, Gan to the east, Old Xiang to the west, and Hengzhou Xiang to the south (yellow). | |
New Xiang, also known as Chang-Yi (simplified Chinese: 长益片; traditional Chinese: 長益片; pinyin: Chǎng Yì piàn; lit. 'Changsha and Yiyang subgroup') is the dominant form of Xiang Chinese. It is spoken in northeastern areas of Hunan, China adjacent to areas where Southwestern Mandarin and Gan are spoken. Under their influence, it has lost some of the conservative phonological characteristics that distinguish Old Xiang. While most linguists follow Yuan Jiahua in describing New Xiang as a subgroup of Xiang Chinese,[1] Zhou Zhenhe and You Rujie classify it as Southwestern Mandarin.[2][3] However, New Xiang is still very difficult for Mandarin speakers to understand, particularly the old style of New Xiang.
- ^ Norman, Jerry (1988). Chinese. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-521-22809-3.
- ^ Zhou, Zhenhe 周振鹤; You, Rujie 游汝杰 (1986). Fāngyán yǔ Zhōngguó wénhuà 方言与中国文化 [Dialects and Chinese Culture] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai renmin chubanshe.
- ^ Kurpaska, Maria (2010). Chinese Language(s): A Look Through the Prism of "The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects". Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. p. 55. ISBN 978-3-11-021914-2.