从历史文献看粤东闽语-n、-η韵尾在19世纪以后的演变

The Evolution of the Nasal Endings “-n & -η” in Min Dialect in Eastern Guangdong from Historical Documents Since the 19th Century

不同历史时期的文献材料往往能够记录下某些语言现象的变化,对比18世纪末至20世纪初一百多年的相关文献,我们可以归纳出当时中心区的粤东闽语存在an、ien、uan、n、in、un等6个-n韵母,这一格局在19世纪中叶以后被打破,-n韵尾开始向-η韵尾的演变,演变从an韵母开始,从此,-n韵尾向-η韵尾的演变成为一种不可逆转的发展大势。

The literature materials in different historical periods record the changes in certain linguistic phenomena. Compared with the historical documents from the 19th to the 20th century, we draw a conclusion that there were 6 nasal endings ＂-n＂ finals： ＂an, ien, uan, urn, in, un＂ in Min Dialect in east of Guangdong Province, but these structures were changed since the middle of 19th century , nasal endings ＂-n＂ developed to ＂-η＂ , final ＂an＂ was the first change ,and then the nasal endings ＂-n＂ ＆ ＂η＂ mixtured into ＂-η＂ is the inevitable trend.