Research On The Pronunciation Of Dialect Existing In Transition Zone Of Xiang Dialect And Gan Dialect In Hunan Province

Usually, there is intense contact and collision in the transition zones of different Chinese dialect. It is of great importance to understand its changing process for the research of Chinese dialect and history. Dialect contact is the significant motivation affecting the development and change of dialect itself. Nowadays, with the frequent social mobility and communication, the density and depth of dialect contact is strengthened. It is of theoretical and practical significance to study the pattern and route of dialect as well as its influence on the language.The district Changsha – Jin Gang Town in Liu Yang is located in the transition zone of Xiang dialect and Gan dialect, because the 319 National Highway is an important thoroughfare from Xiang to Gan. With the convenient the transportation system is and dialect contacts are frequent. It is a typical and representative place to study transition zone.The Paper takes samples of the studied dialects using sociolinguistic knowledge. Combining a large number of in-depth fieldwork and relative literature and materials, it makes detailed description and in-depth analysis on the case of different dialect locations to reach a conclusion on the features of different dialects; The Paper explores the law of the contact, change and development of Xiang and Gan dialect using ways of comparative analysis, combination of diachronic and synchronic perspectives and combination of description and explanation; The Paper makes a statistical analysis of some phonetic data to draw scientific and objective conclusions.The paper is divided into six chapters:The first chapter is the introduction: introducing the survey of different dialect locations in Chang Sha- Liu Yang Jin Gang town; summarizing the recent studies on phonetic study and contact dialects(especially phonetics of dialect) of Xiang and Gan dialects, expounding the research contents, significance and methods of the Paper; introducing the representative dialect locations, voice partner as well as source of corpus; Explaining the relative symbols used in the paper.The second chapter is on phonetic system of different dialects: description of seven phonetic systems of dialects, which are Chang Sha City, Huang Hua Town Chang Sha County, Liu Yang City Yong An Town, Liu yang City Zhen Tou Town, Liu Yang city(county town), Liu yang City Jin Gang Town, Ping Xiang City of Jiangxi.The third chapter is on initials in transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect: investigating the features and changes of initials of the Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone which include the conditions of the ancient full-voiced consonant, voiced consonant and voiceless consonant read today, and the cause and trend for the change of consonants in Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone.Chapter four is on vowels in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialects: studying the model pronunciation of ancient vowel in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect, especially analyzing deeply of the special phenomenon of literary and colloquial pronunciation and Yang rhyme becoming Yin rhyme. Knowing the development and the changing cause of vowels in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect.Chapter five is on the tone in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect: studying the change of ancient tone “Ping”, “Shang”, “Qv”, “Ru” in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect; With summarizing the changing features of tone from Chang Sha to Liu Yang Gang town, exploring the change process of tone in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect.Chapter six is focused on the features of phonetic in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect: further summarizing the features of phonological tone in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect and exploring the contract transition and development law of Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone.ConclusionIn this Paper, through in-depth study of the dialect tone in the typical dialect transition zone of Xiang and Gan------ Chang Sha----Liu Yang Jin Gang town, some features and laws of phonological tone in this region are found and some conclusions are drawn: the modern pronunciation of ancient full-voiced consonant is important factor to distinguish Xiang from Gan dialect. However, in the transition zone, such important features are not always important factor to distinguish Xiang from Gan dialect. In the Xiang and Gan dialect region, the changing law of the division and combination of ancient Ni Lai initial shows strong consistency, which reflects the trend that some features in the process of contact and collision of Xiang an Gan dialect are becoming the same; there are some differences in new and old variations inside Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone, and the most apparent dialect change is the consonant; The phenomenon of vowel raising not only exists in Xiang dialect, but also influences Gan dialect in Hu Nan and even Gan Dialect in the transition zone of Xiang and Gan dialect; The features of Two Yu Rhyme imply the homology and mutual effect of Xiang and Gan dialects before mid-ancient time; Gang dialect in Hu Nan, especially the Yang Rhythm changed into Nasal Rhythm in northeast Gang dialect are influenced by Xiang dialect, and there is increasing influence on northeast Xiang dialect; Medial[u] was lost and changed in both Xiang and Gan dialects, which is reflected in the change from ancient mouth closed rhyme to mouth open rhyme today. The major change of medial [u] is changed into locked jaw rhyme or nasal rhyme. The tends of dialect tone being relatively steady in the region where ancient voiced sound consonant are voiceless. The tone pitch of colloquial pronunciation tone of commonly used characters such as “Ni”, “Wo” in Zhen Tou town, Liu Yang city, also in Jin Gang town, but it is different in falling-rising tone in Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone which may be the basic tone in local area; There is literary and colloquial pronunciation of phonology in both Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone. The imbalance of its development reflects that different dialects are under different transition condition.In this Paper, although, the study is based on the Chang Sha-Liu Yangn Jin Gang town in the Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone, different dialect contacts and changes are usually not only linear but also comprehensive. Thus, the study should not take a part for the whole, but study broader background information.In the study, through the description of linguistic feature and truth in the Xiang and Gan dialect transition zone, many opinions and theories mentioned by predecessors are further approved. At the meantime, some new ideas are raised through analysis and research after some brand-new and featured linguistic phenomenon is found. In addition, while studying the contact of Xiang and Gan dialect, we not only study the contact changes, but also pay attention to the inside contact of Xiang and Gan dialect. There is not only same dialect contacts between different regions, but also contact on different aged people in the same region. Therefore, the study solves the linguistic problems comprehensively from different angles and time periods.