赣语片区彭泽话“妹”[mεi^(35)]词刍议

On the word“mei”[mεi^(35)]in Pengze dialect of Gan dialect area

通过对赣语区彭泽方言中的“妹”词进行分析阐述得出:“妹”词形式多样,词义丰富但义域界限模糊;“妹”词既有泛指义,又有具体义,但男性称谓缺失,没有性别义;既可统称一群人,也可指称个别人;感情色彩上或褒义、或中性、或贬义。“妹”词当前有词缀化的趋势。

Through the analysis of the word“mei”in Pengze dialect of Gan dialect area,it is concluded that the word“mei”has various forms,rich meanings,but fuzzy boundary of semantic domain.The word“mei”has both general and specific meanings,but the male appellation is missing.It can refer to a group of people or an individual person either commendably,neutrally,or pejoratively.The word“mei”currently has a trend of affixation.