汉语方言轻声音高的几种类型

The Typology of the Pitch of the Neutral lone in Chinese Dialects

汉语不同方言轻声的音高是各不相同的,但却都有规律可循。有的受前字声调的影响,有的受后字声调的影响,还有的既受前字、也受后字声调的影响,其影响又可分为不同类型。不同方言轻声音高之所以不同,就是因其所受相邻声调的不同类型的影响所致。

The pitch of the neutral tone in different Chinese dialects are varied,and each dialect has its own regularities.Some are influenced by the tone of the preceding syllable,others are in- fluenced by the tone of the following syllable,still others are influenced by both.Further- more,the influences are of different types.The difference between the various kinds of pit- ches of the neutral tone in different Chinese dialects is the result of the different types of in- fluences exerted on it by its adjacent tones.