孟高棉语次要音节结构及其语音演变

Minor Syllable Structure and Phonetic Evolution of Mon-Khmer Languages

孟高棉语言中大都具有"次要音节+主要音节"的语音结构形式,文章对孟高棉语次要音节概念的产生缘由、与次要音节相关联的术语、次要音节的语音结构特点及类型等方面进行考察;运用历史比较语言学方法,揭示孟高棉语次要音节具有简化、脱落、与主要音节合并、与主要音节衍变为两个音节的联绵词等由繁到简的语音演变模式;从语音历史演变层面讨论孟高棉语言之间的亲属关系,并提供了研究材料与思路。

Most Mon-Khmer languages have the phonetic structure of ＂major syllable ＋ minor syllable＂.This article firstly conducts a survey of the originating causes for the ＂minor syllable＂ concept in Mon-Khmer languages,terms related to it,and its phonetic structure features and types.And then by the method of historical comparative linguistics,the article reveals that the phonetic patterns of the minor syllables of Mon-Khmer languages evolve from complex to simple by means of simplification,loss,combining with major syllables,and evolving with major ones to be two-syllable words,and etc.Finally,it discusses the kinship among Mon-Khmer languages on the level of phonetic historical evolution,and provides materials and ideas for research.