ABSTRACT
Chapter 4 investigates the syllabic finals of EMSK, with special attention given to the following issues: the [j] medial in the second division, the distinction of double rhymes, the distinction of yu 魚 and yu 虞 rhyme, the difference between third division dong 東 and zhong 鍾 rhyme, the merging of rhymes and the origin of the -l coda. Chapter 4 closes with a summary of the mainstream representation of EMSK finals.
