台灣閩南語 /iu/ 與 /ui/ 組成結構的再檢討

Compositional Structure of /iu/ and /ui/ in Taiwanese Southern Min Revisited

本文重新檢討台灣閩南語 /iu/ 與 /ui/ 的韻母結構。在從前的研究基礎之上，本文就押韻模式、音節縮併、以及能量強度的聲學測量等方面的證據，進一步主張 /iu/ 為下降複元音，而 /ui/ 為上升複元音。

This paper re-examines the rimal structure of /iu/ and /ui/ in Taiwanese Southern Min. Departing from previous studies, this paper argues that /iu/ is a falling diphthong [iu9] and /ui/ is a rising diphthong [u9i], based on rhyming patterns, syllable contraction, and acoustic measurement of energy amplitude.