蒙古语库伦话前化元音的形成条件及其音系学意义

Derivation of Front Vowels in Kulun Mongolian and Its Phonological Implications

元音前化是蒙古语很重要的一种音变现象,除了巴尔虎-布里亚特方言,蒙古语各大方言中几乎都有元音前化现象。本文以库伦话为例,分析前化元音形成的各种条件及音系规则,进而从音位价值、对元音和谐的影响以及元音系统结构几个方面来讨论前化元音的音系学意义。

Vowel Fronting is a common phonological process observed in almost all Mongolian dialects except for Bargu-Buryat dialect.This paper examines the derivation of front vowels in all possible phonological environments in the Kulun dialect and presents the underlying phonological rules.This paper also argues that the derived front vowels are phonemic from the perspectives of meaning distinction,vowel harmony and vowel system.