Why do you speak Changzhou dialect?

Smooth tone, clear pronunciation, grammatical structure, lexical features, phonetic changes, regional differences, regional differences.

1. Pingzuo: The tone of Changzhou dialect is relatively stable, with almost no ups and downs, which is a significant difference compared with other dialects in the south of the Yangtze River.

2. Clear pronunciation: The pronunciation of Changzhou dialect is relatively clear, and the transition between syllables is obvious, which is not as vague as some dialects.

Grammatical structure: Changzhou dialect follows the basic rules of Wu dialect grammatically, such as "I" for the first person and ""for the second person.

4. Lexical features: Changzhou dialect retains some ancient Chinese words, and there are also many words with local characteristics.

5. Phonetic changes: Due to the integration of Central Plains immigrants and local indigenous languages in history, Changzhou dialect has also undergone some phonetic changes, forming its current characteristics.

6. Regional differences: Although Changzhou dialect belongs to Wu language family as a whole, there will be some subtle differences between Changzhou dialects in different regions.