| 英文摘要 |
Longyan( 龍巖)Shizhong( 適中)dialect lies in the western district of Southern-Min. The major feature of this zone is contact-induced sound changes, which result from contact with Hakka and the systemic pressure of Min itself. From the synchronic point of view, the most special feature of Shizhong is its vowel system, which has -i and -I. Vowel -u and -□ are similar to Quanzhou(泉州)dialect, but the words pronouncing these rhymes are totally different. Each historical sound change of Shizhong has some differences and similarities within different parts of the west district of Southern-Min. According to geographical distribution, sound changes of Shizhong can be categorized into three types. The first type is the changes which every part of the zone had undergone. The second type is the changes which only occurred in Longyan dialects. The third type is the changes occurred in some Longyan and Zhangping(漳平)dialects. The geographical distribution of sound change reflects historical and societal transition of this zone. The words of ‘ant’(蟻)and ‘moxa’(艾)in Shizhong dialect are pronounced as [sua], which are very different from [hia] in Xia, Zhang, Quan(廈漳泉)dialects. It shows that ‘ant’ and ‘moxa’ had medial -iu- in ancient time because(1)the corresponding cognates is ua:ia, and(2)the palatal initial is in front of -u- in Shizhong dialect. Change of these two words was ŋiuã>hiuã>hiua>siua>sua. |