洞口方言残存的“儿[n]”尾

On the Remnants of Suffix“[n]儿”in Dongkou Dialect

洞口方言的“儿”单读为[?24],但“女儿”“哪(这、那)儿”“猫儿”等词的儿尾读音是[n]。这个自成音节的儿尾[n]是赣语移民带来的。这种特殊音变为吴语的底层,是赣语和吴语经接触被后者渗透的影响所致。洞口县所处的湘西南地区特殊的地理环境是儿尾[n]残存下来的重要原因。洞口方言残存的儿尾[n]为探讨江西省吉安地区的古赣语提供了重要材料。

The character“儿”in Dongkou dialect is read as“[?24]”,but the pronunciation of suffix er儿in“女儿”,“哪(这、那)儿”,“猫儿”is“[n]”.This independent syllable of suffix“[n]儿”was brought by the immigrants of Gan dialect.As the remnants of Wu dialect,the special sound change is the outcome of the influence of the contact between Gan dialect and Wu dialect.The special geographical environment in the southwest of Hunan Province is the main reason for the survival of the suffix“[n]儿”.The remnants of the suffix“[n]儿”in Dongkou dialect provide important materials for us to discuss the ancient Gan dialect in Ji'an area of Jiangxi Province.