山江苗语的连读变调

On Tone Sandhi in the Shanjiang Miao Language

山江苗语的固有词、汉语借词、苗汉合璧词均有丰富的连读变调现象。固有词、汉语借词的连读变调有前变式、后变式、前后变式,苗汉合璧词的连读变调只有前变式、后变式。经研究,山江苗语的连读变调不是构词构形变调,是韵律变调。

Native Miao words, Chinese loanwords and composite words formed with Miao and Chinese morphemes in the Shanjiang Miao language are rich in tone sandhi phenomena. Three tone sandhi patterns can be seen in the native words and Chinese loanwords, i.e. tone sandhi of the preceding syllable, tone sandhi of the following syllable and tone sandhi of both the preceding and the following syllables. The composite words with Miao and Chinese morphemes show only two tone sandhi patterns, i.e. tone sandhi of the preceding syllable and tone sandhi of the following syllable. This study reveals that tone sandhi in Shanjiang Miao does not serve derivational and inflectional functions, but the prosodic need.