《老乞大谚解》元音音变研究

A Research on the Vowel Sound Change in Nokeoltae Eonhae

论文利用《老乞大》三个谚解本之间的差异,对16—18世纪朝鲜语中的两个重要元音变化"·"[?]的消失分化以及后元音的音变进行了考察。研究指出,"·"[?]的消失和后元音的变化都与音节结构的限制有关。一般来说是第二音节发生变化的居多,第一个音节基本不变,受到辅音和收音的影响会出现例外。16—18世纪朝鲜语的元音变化符合阿尔泰语系"首音节元音稳定"这一特点。通过这一特点,我们可以进一步确认朝鲜语属于阿尔泰语系。

By comparing the three different versions of the book Nokeoltae Eonhae, this paper reexamines the vanishment of the vowel“？”[？] and the sound change of back vowels during the 16-18 century. The paper points out that the ifrst syllable vowels in Korean are very stable and are characteristic of “the stability of the initial syllabic vowel”of the Altay Language Family. Ramstedt claimed that Korean did not meet this rule because he overlooked the impact of adjacent consonants and ending of rhyme on the assimilation of vowels. According to this feature, we can further conifrm that Korean belongs to the Altay Language Family.