Modern Literal Taiwanese: Difference between revisions

The [[vertical typewriter apostrophe]] (') is used to demarcate syllables when there is ambiguity. A [[hyphen]] (-) is used to join two, or more isolated words to make a new compound word with its own meaning.  

All the syllables after a [[grave accent]] (`) (also known as a backquote or backtick) are spoken in a weaker tone -- either a low-falling tone or a low stop. [[Tone sandhi]] is not applied to the preceding syllable. Note that modern word processors might automatically substitute non-ASCII variants...this is not recommended.