融合与演化:先秦古吴语的语言系属嬗变

Fusion and Evolution: Language Family Transition of Pre-Qin Ancient Wu Dialects

先秦时期吴越文化圈的形成促进了吴越两地的语言交流和融合发展,该时期的古吴语是古吴越语的次方言。现代吴语发端于晋代的汉语江东方言,跟古吴语的语言性质不同,古吴语经历了从百越民族语言到华夏语分支的演变过程。在前贤研究的基础上,系统梳理了先秦古吴语向华夏语方言的嬗变过程:(1)先秦古吴语具有侗台语的语言特征,吴国人和越国人都是百越部族;(2)先秦古吴语的分布地域比现代吴语分布更广,北界直抵淮河;(3)先秦古吴语受到当时政治、文化、移民等因素的影响,不断向华夏语的方向演进,直到汉晋以后才完成汉化的过程。

The formation of the Wu-yue cultural circle during the pre-Qin period promoted language exchange and integrated development between the regions of Wu and Yue,with the ancient Wu dialect being a sub-dialect of the ancient Wu-yue language.Modern Wu dialect originated from the Jiangdong dialect during the Jin Dynasty and differs in linguistic characteristics from ancient Wu dialect,which underwent an evolution from the Baiyue ethnic language to a branch of the Chinese language.Based on the research of predecessors,this article systematically summarizes the evolution process from the pre-Qin ancient Wu dialect to the Huaxia dialect.Ancient Wu dialect in the pre-Qin period shared linguistic features with the Dongtai language.People of Wu and Yue states were both part of the Baiyue ethnic group system.The geographical distribution of pre-Qin ancient Wu dialect was broader than that of modern Wu dialect,extending northward to the Huai River.The ancient Wu dialect in the pre-Qin period was influenced by factors such as politics,culture,and migration,gradually evolving in the direction of the Chinese language until it underwent the process of sinicization after the Han and Jin Dynasties.