ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 investigates the syllabic initials of EMSK, with special concentration given to the following issues: irregular aspiration, the merging of shetou 舌頭 and sheshang 舌上 and the merging of zhengchi 正齒 and chitou 齒頭 and the representation of xia 匣 initial and ri日 initial, among other topics. Chapter 3 closes with a summary of the mainstream representation of EMSK initials.
