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Towards a New Definition of Mandarin Rhyme: Evidence from Contemporary Popular Lyrics CHRIS WEN-CHAO LI SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY Questions Rhyme as used in spontaneous, living language (Mandarin) What rhyme can tell us about the phonological structure of Mandarin Disambiguation Prescriptive rhyme Verse composition for official examinations Rhyme dictionaries; opera manuals (e.g., 切韻 Qieyun; 廣韻Guangyun; 中原音韻 Zhongyuan Yinyun; 中華新韻 Zhonghua Xinyun) Descriptive rhyme -- rhyme as seen in literary and artistic work spontaneously composed without consultation of references without adhere