布努语送气清擦音θh-的来源

The Origin of Bunu Language Aspirated Fricativesθh

布努语清擦音有送气与不送气的对立,通过苗语支固有词的语音比较和从中古汉语借词在布努语的语音反映形式来考察送气清擦音θh-的来源,认为送气清擦音主要来源于*tsh-、*tshr、*sr-等具有送气性质的古塞擦音和擦音,演化路径为*tsh->tsh->sh->θh-;*tshr->tsh->sh->θh-;*sr->s->sh->θh-。同时,布努语送气清擦音θh-与中古汉语“精清心初生书禅”母字有着对应关系。

The fricative of Bunu language has the opposition between aspirated and unaspirated.This paper investigates the aspirated fricativeθh-by comparing phonetic reflection form of the inherent words and Chinese loanwords in middle ancient age in Miao languages,and considers that the aspirated fricative are mainly derived from aspirated affricate and fricative initials with aspirated quality in the early times,such as*tsh-,*tshr-,*sr-,and the evolutionary path is*tsh->tsh->sh->θh-;*tshr->tsh->sh->θh-;*sr->s->sh->θh-.The phonetic form of the aspirated fricativeθh-is corresponding to the middle ancient Chinese initials"Jing,Qing,Xin,Chu,Sheng,Shu,and Chan".