Abstract: This paper describes devoicing processes of obstruents in the varieties of Wu Chinese. Results demonstrate a clear picture of obstruent devoicing and its interplay with tonal developments.

HONG KONG (AP) — China's leaders are vowing to reduce its reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds” amid elevated trade tensions with the ...

Abstract: There are numerous dialects within Chinese languages, among which Mandarin is the most widely used and geographically distributed dialect. As a branch of Jianghuai Mandarin, Hefei Chinese ...

In an age where machines learn, feel, and even mimic human behaviour, the boundaries between technology and humanity blur faster than ever. However, deep within the shininess of artificial ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu largely dismissed a suggestion by President Donald Trump that he could pull World Cup games out of Massachusetts next year, saying the city would not back down in the face of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The microstructure of geomaterials plays a crucial role in determining their physical and mechanical properties. The complex mechanical behavior of certain coarse-grained geomaterials significantly ...

Threat actors with ties to China have been attributed to a novel campaign that compromised an ArcGIS system and turned it into a backdoor for more than a year. The activity, per ReliaQuest, is the ...

Retaliatory Chinese port fees targeting US-linked ships could outstrip the impact of the American measures they are designed to counter. Clarksons Research, which has calculated the potential effects ...

A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the church say. Ezra Jin, founder and pastor ...