从甲骨文看商代语言的语音特征

On the Phonetic Features of the Shang Language Based on the Ora cle Bone Inscriptions

从甲骨文来看,商代语言的语音特征表现为以单音节为主,同时带有双音节、一个半音节。单音节包含单辅音、复辅音、复杂辅音三种类型。商代语言的音节中,前缀和后缀一般都有形态功能。甲骨文不同组类的形声字异体表明,商代可能存在地域方音。

According to the oracle bone inscriptions in Shang dynasty,the phonetic features of the Shang language were mainly monosyllable,with double syllables and one semi-syllable at the same time.Monosyllable included three types:single consonant,consonant cluster,and complex consonant.In the syllables of Shang language,prefixes and suffixes generally had morphological functions.The different structure of phonetic compounds in oracle bone inscriptions indicated that there existed dialects in the Shang dynasty.