吴徽语入声演变的方式

On the change of entering tones in Wu and Hui dialects

在南部吴语和徽语中,入声正处于消亡的过程当中。吴徽语入声调的演变过程首先是"延伸",即把原来的短促调值拉长。延伸之后,如果原声调系统中有相同相近的调值,就并入跟它最接近的那个调,如果没有,就保留单独的调类。由于吴徽语各地方言之间调值系统差别很大,而在南部吴语和徽语地区,都不存在一个对各地方言有较大影响力和制约力的强势方言,所以,在入声演变的过程中,各地方言各自为政,各行其道,体现出强烈的"个别性"。吴徽语入声演变的方式及其结果,与官话方言相比有着极大的不同。

The entering tones in southern Wu dialects and Hui dialects are disappearing. This paper invested the sound change of entering tones in these two dialect groups. The author found that extension, i.e. extending the original short tones, is the first stage of entering tones evolving. They would merge into close tones if there are in the local tonal system, while they would remain as independent tones if not. The research showed that both the way and the result of the evolution of entering tone in Wu and Hui d...