安多藏语的小舌音

The Uvular of Amdo Tibetan

藏缅语很多语言有小舌音,特别是羌语支语言。关于小舌音是原始形式还是后起的问题学者们多有讨论,一般认为小舌音是原始形式,早期汉藏语应该有小舌音。文章利用安多藏语及其他亲属语言的材料,讨论安多藏语的小舌音的地区分布及历史演化特点,目前安多藏语的小舌音正趋于消失。另外,安多藏语中也存在软腭音变为小舌擦音的迹象。

Uvulars are commonly seen in Tibetan Burmese languages,especially in the Qiang Branch.Current debate focuses on whether they are the remnants of proto-forms,which the majority tend to agree to,or the result of language evolution.The article discusses the regional distribution and evolutional features of the Amdo Tibetan uvulars based on data from Amdo and other related languages.They are decreasing in numbers and some velars are shifting to uvular fricatives.