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2.3.1 The Reconstruction Of Syllable Structures -- 2.3.2 The Reconstruction Of Onsets -- 2.3.2.1 Simple Initials -- 2.3.2.2 Cluster Initials -- 2.3.2.2.1 Initial Clusters With L- -- 2.3.2.2.2 Initial Clusters With S- -- 2.3.2.2.3 Hn- Clusters Or Voiceless Nasals -- 2.3.2.3 Post-stem Elements -- 2.3.2.3.1 The Post-stem -r- And Middle Chinese Rank-ii Syllables -- 2.3.2.3.2 The Post-stem -r- And Middle Chinese Rank-iiib Syllables -- 2.3.2.3.3 Structure Of Initial Consonant Clusters -- 2.3.3 The Reconstruction Of Rhymes -- 2.3.3.1 The Codas Of The Rhyme Groups 2.3.3.2 The Relationships Between Rhyme Groups -- 2.3.3.3 The Absence Of Medials -- 2.3.3.3.1 The Deletion Of Middle Chinese -w- Medial -- 2.3.3.3.2 The Short Vowels And Middle Chinese Rank-iii Syllables -- 2.3.3.4 Main Vowels -- 2.3.3.4.1 The Number Of Main Vowels -- 2.3.3.4.2 Four-vowel System -- 2.3.3.4.3 Six-vowel System -- 2.3.3.5 The Codas -- 2.3.3.5.1 The Post-coda Segments And Tonal Developments -- 2.3.3.5.2 Segmentals To Suprasegmentals -- 2.3.3.5.3 The -ʔ Becomes Middle Chinese Shǎng Tone -- 2.3.3.5.4 The -s And The Middle Chinese Qù Tone -- 2.3.3.5.5 The -r Coda Zhongwei Shen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Cambridge Available Via World Wide Web.