This article synthesizes a review of the literature on tone sandhi in Chinese and Tai languages. From the synthesis of results from a compilation of linguistic research studies, it was found that the tone sandhi in Chinese and Tai languages... ​​is divided into two types: left-dominant and right-dominant with clearly different patterns of tone sandhi. The tone sandhi in the left-dominant is related with the extension of the tonal to the right. The tone sandhi in the right-dominant has to do

The phenomenon of third tone (T3) sandhi in Mandarin Chinese has long been noticed: underlying full T3s may be modified under the influence of their tonal phonetic environment. By discussing in detail from the perspectives of perception, historical... of Chinese tone sandhi-that all of it has originated because of historical change of tones by showing that T3 sandhi is a special phenomenon that distinguishes itself from other sandhi. Also, the conclusion has pedagogical implications which can help language