试论北方词缀“阿”的消失

On the Disappearance of the Affix A(阿)

本文主要探讨了词缀“阿”的消失问题。元代之前,词缀“阿”是南北方都使用的通语词缀,元代以后,南方词缀“阿”继续保留,沿用至今。北方词缀“阿”于宋代开始呈现出逐渐萎缩的趋势,元代以后则基本消失,从而由通语词缀转变为南方方言词缀。

The paper mainly discusses the disappearance of the affix A（阿） ：A（阿） was an affix of the common language of the Han nationality before Yuan Dynasty. After Yuan Dynasty, A （阿） has being used till now in the South dialect area.While in the north dialect area,the Affix A（阿） tended to shrink from Song Dynasty and disappeared after Yuan Dynasty, finishing its transformation from an affix of the common language to an affix of the South dialect.