The Transitional Dialect On The Boundary Area Between Hengyang And Shaodong County

Up to date, the boundary between Changyi dialect and Loushao dialect in Hunan Province has based on the adminstrative divisions all the time. The dialect in Hengyang county and the dialect in Shaodong county belong to the former and the later respectively. However, what on earth the attribution of the dialect on the boundary area between the two counties is has not been touched upon. On the basis of field work, the author investigates the dialects of Jinlan town in Hengyang county , Shuidongjiang and Lingguandian town in Shaodong county, describes their phonetic differences. Finally, the author points out all of three have the feature of transitional dialect and defines the boundary of Changyi dialect and Loushao dialect on the boundary area between Hengyang and Shaodong county.The thesis consists of five parts.Part 1: It introduces the location, history and condition of language of Hengyang and Shaodong county. The value of the topic and the approaches applied are also showed.Part 2: It describes the phonetic system of Jinlan town in Hengyang county, Lingguandian and Shuidongjiang town in Shaodong county.Part 3: It records the homophone of the three dialects.Part 4: It displays the phonetic discrepancy among Jinlan, Lmgguandian and Shuidongjiang town, while comparing them with other related dialects.Part 5: It points out the attribution of the three dialects and defines the boundary of Chanyi dialect and Loushao dialect on the boundary area between Hengyang and Shaodong county.