In:A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectives
Chao Li
[Studies in Language Companion Series 239] 2026
► pp. xi–xii
Published online: 13 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.lof
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.239.lof
List of figures
Figure 1.Sino-Tibetan language family1
Figure 2.Indo-European language family2
Figure 3.Pitch patterns of the four basic tones in Mandarin8
Figure 4.Vocal tract and speech organs39
Figure 5.IPA chart of vowels40
Figure 6.Classification of writing systems90
