满文字母音节音位两相论

Illustrating Syllables and Phonemes of Manchu Letters

满文属表音文字系统,但对其字母形体是音节的还是音位的,迄今无定论。判断字母形体单位归属的根本标准不在于音节字母形体的连体性,而在于连体的字母形体是否具有可分性;有,则为音位字母形体;否则为音节字母形体。据此判断满文的字母形体,它首先是比较完备的音节字母系统,此为鄂尔泰的《无圈点字书》所表征的事实。但它同时又是一个不尽完备的音位字母系统,此为穆林德夫的《满语语法分析》所能看到的事实。满文字母形体即是音节的,又是音位的,具有节位二相性。

The basic standard to judge the unit identify of the letter form doesn't lie in connection with syllabic letter form,but lies i whether the connective letter has the separable feature.If it has,then it belongs to phonemic letter form,otherwise it belongs to syllabic letter form.According to this to judge the letter form of Manchu script,first,it is a comparatively complete syllabic letter system.But at the same time,it isn't the wholly complete phonemic letter system.The letter form of Manchu script isn's only syllabic,but also phonemic,having both features of syllable and phneme.