A Study Of The Language Contact Between Putonghua And Nanchang Dialect

It is possible to predict the development and direction of situational language and maintain language situation in harmony and health on condition that we are concerned about today's changes in language situation and situational language. The vast majority of cities in china have turned from a"monolingual society"into a"bilingual society"since the popularity of Putonghua for more than half a century. There are various and complex growth and decline, integration and variation between dialects and Putonghua since they underwent the zero-contact-to-contact process, which have brought a series of profound changes to language situation. The dissertation attempts to study the language contact between Putonghua and Nanchang Dialect, which is also my dialect.The dissertation is carried out by means of traditional Structure linguistic and Sociology linguistic research methods as well as some western linguistic theories such as System Evolution Theory, Inter-language Theory, Language Transfer Theory, Markedness Theory and Lexical Diffusion Theory. After lots of research, we find that today's Nanchang is a typical bilingual society and a large number of residents in Nanchang city are capable of speaking Putonghua and Nanchang dialect as well as regularly choosing appropriate language on different occasions. With the long-term, broad and in-depth contact between Putonghua and Nanchang dialect, there are changes between them in language function and structure. Firstly, Putonghua is being used in a large scale and even in a dominant position. Residents'capability of speaking Putonghua in Nanchang city is increasingly greater as well. On the contrary, Nanchang dialect is being used in a small scale and even decreasing. Secondly, Nanchang dialect is not the same as before. The system structures of Nanchang dialect and Putonghua are undergoing the process of"isomorphism"and"co-ordination"in contact with Putonghua. On one hand, a non-standard Putonghua inter-language with Nanchang dialect accent comes into being under the influence of Nanchang dialect; on the other hand, an impure Nanchang dialect appears with the impact of strong language Putonghua. The traditional dialect study often assumes Putonghua and dialects as pure, ideal, unchanged languages, and pays little attention to those not so pure, ever-changing situational languages. The dissertation tries to investigate the in-contact and changing situational language and show a vivid picture of the interaction between Putonghua and Nanchang dialect by analyzing changes in situational language structures.Language contact between Putonghua and Nanchang Dialect is the extension of"language contact", which has been broadened and applied in language situation in China and is also the reinterpretation and practical application of western Language Contact and Evolution theories in China. The research shows that"Putonghua with Nanchang Accent"and"New Nanchang Dialect"are typical products of the language contact, the contact types between Nanchang dialect and Putonghua can be classified into"language combination"and"structure interference"and"in-depth influence". After research, it can be concluded that language contact is the incentive of the systematic change in language structure, the self-regulation of language structure is the internal purpose of the systematic change in language structure, language transfer and the lexicon diffusion is the important mechanism of the systematic change in language structure.The new points are as follows: firstly, the research is data-based. The dissertation is based on a large number of up-to-date, detailed data of language situation and situational language in Nanchang; Secondly, the researching method and findings are capable of providing guidance for future study. These data and methods are valuable for exploring how to cultivate a new ,"harmonious coexistence, mutual development"language situation.