Abstract
This paper uses Teochew loanwords from Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia (recorded in Teochew dialect documents) as research material. By comparing syllable structure differences among overseas Teochew, Thai, Vietnamese, and Malay, it analyzes the selection mechanism adopted by consonants and vowels in different syllable positions during language contact, and summarizes the transformation rules and transliteration strategies of loanwords. The study finds that: (1) In Southeast Asian Teochew, loanwords are incorporated through syllable matching based on relative phonological similarity. (2) The phonological inventory and inventorial syllables of Teochew play a key role in the transliteration of loanwords. (3) Over the past century, the direction of phonetic evolution in Teochew has remained consistent both at home and abroad, reflecting frequent communication among Teochew communities worldwide.
Key words
Southeast Asia /
Teochew /
loanword /
loanword phonology /
transliteration strategies
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Jian Zhang.
Transliteration Strategies for Loanwords in the Teochew Dialect of Southeast Asia[J]. Current Research in Chinese Linguistics. 2026, 105(1): 333-350 https://doi.org/10.65961/crcl-2026-0017
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