福建四地畲话的语言年代学考察

A Glottochronological Approach to She Dialect

通过对福建四地畲话的词汇材料进行语言年代学考察,可以发现四地畲话的分化基本符合语言链模型,即距离更近、交流更多的两地间同源保留率更高,距离更远、交流更少的两地间同源保留率更低。另外,闽东畲话和闽南畲话的分离年代大约在明代,与历史学的观察大致吻合。

Based on a glottochronological observation on She Dialects in four regions of Fujian Province, it is found that the divergence basically conforms to the model of language chains, which suggests that the percentage of retained elements is higher in the two dialects with closer geographic distance and more communication, while the percentage is lower in the two dialects with more geographic distance and less communication. In addition, the separation of Eastern-Min She Dialect from Southern-Min She Dialect occured in the period of Ming Dynasty, which is roughly consistent with the historical observation.