荆门方言中的“子”

“Zi”in Jingmen Dialect

荆门方言的"子"主要以两种形式存在:词缀和语气词。作为词缀的"子"主要用在名词后,也可以少量用在动词、形容词等后,用在不同的词根后表达的意义和作用不同。作为语气词的"子"用在不同的句式末尾可以表达陈述、疑问和感叹语气。

＂Zi＂in Jinmen dialect exists in two forms,namely affix and modal particle. Most affix＂Zi＂are put behind nouns,while some of them are behind verbs or adjectives. It has different meanings and roles behind different radical. Different modal particle ＂Zi＂can express indicative,interrogative and exclamative moods.