兴化方言双域七调——调型格局和发声态演化

Tonal system of Xinghua Dialect: Pattern of Tone Types and Evolution of Phonation

本项研究旨在讨论兴化市区方言中的声调及其发声态特征。兴化方言的声调分为老派和新派,处于变化中,如假声消失、入声舒化而造成昂拱成分的三重鼎立等。老派有两个声域、七个调类,而新派只有单个声域、六个调类。由此,我们考虑一个新的分区方案,识别出一个‘边缘吴语’的区域。

This paper discusses the tone types and phonation types in the Xinghua dialect in Jiangsu province. There are two tonal varieties, old and new, in Xinghua. Some on - going sound changes are taking place such as the disappearance of falsetto, softening of the entering tones, etc. The old variety has two registers, upper and normal, and seven tones, one of which occurs with falsetto. The new variety has one register only and the number of tone categories is accordingly reduced to six. The tonal pattern of Xinghua, and some other phonological features, leads us to a proposal of a ＇ Marginal Wu＇ for dialectal re - subgrouping.