How did tones develop in Cantonese?
Cantonese did not undergo any rearrangement of tones, all eight tones remain. In addition to this, several more divisions have occurred. For example, Middle Chinese Yin Ru-tone words with /ɑ/ and /a/ were recognized by Cantonese as having such different traits that Yin Ru-tone words with these sounds developed into separate tones. This gave way to a 9th tone: a mid Yin Ru versus a high Yin Ru. There are also other differences: such as two separate readings of the Yin Ping first tone, and different lengths of the Yang Ru tone.
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