粤语韵书《方音韵谱》及其声母系统

On the Cantonese Rhyme Book Fang Yin Yun Pu (Cantonese Dialect Rhyme Spectrum) and Its Initial Consonant System

梅乔甫《方音韵谱》是一部编写于民国时期的粤方言韵书,运用反切系联法和历史比较法,构拟出《方音韵谱》的声母系统。比较发现其声母系统反映的主要是台山方音的语音特点,了解该韵书的音系对探讨近代台山音系的演变有一定的意义。

Mei Qiaofu’s Fang Yin Yun Pu (Cantonese Dialect Rhyme Spectrum) is a Cantonese dialect rhyme book complied during the Republic of China period. By using the method of anti-tangential connection and historical comparison, an initial consonant system of the Cantonese was constructed. It is found that the consonant system mainly reflects the phonetic characteristics of Taishan dialect. Understanding the phonological system of this rhyme book is of great significance to the study of the evolution of the modern Taishanese phonetic system.