關於*-b尾的構擬及其演變

On the Reconstruction and Development of *-b

上古漢語*-b尾的構擬有兩個問題：一、詩經的用韻並沒有唇音尾陰入押韻的例證；二、諧聲：*-b與*-p接觸的例證似乎太少。前者可以解釋為：諧聲時代較早，在詩經時代：*-b已變成*-d，因而與*-t類字接觸。本文試從語言學的觀點，比較其他語族的語言，來解釋第二個問題。

The reconstruction of Archaic Chinese *-b, *-d, and :!:-g is based on three main types of evidence: (1) rhymes in the Shih Ching, (2) hsieh sheng (phonetic compounds), (3) double readings in Ancient Chinese. However, there are problems in reconstructing *-b: first, it is not attested in the rhyming of the Shih Ching; second, there are only a few cases indicating close contact between *-b and *-p. The former problem can be explained by the fact that hsieh sheng represents an earlier stage than the Shih Ching and the change *-b＞*-d took place between these two periods. One purpose of this paper is to account for the latter problem.