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A Comparison Study Of The Lexicon Between The Upper Ningxiang Dialect And The Lower Ningxiang Dialect In Ningxiang County Of Hunan Province

Posted on:2007-03-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q H ChengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360182987701Subject:Chinese Philology
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On the basis of plentiful information which comes from the author's practical field work, this paper uses a series of scientific methods to describe in detail the lexicon between the upper Ningxiang diaclect and the lower Ningxiang diaclect in Ningxiang County of Hunan Province. The methods include static description , comparative method, statistics and so on. Based on description, the paper concludes that the lexical features of the two dialects by comparison from various angles. The paper provides evidences for the adscription of Ningxiang dialects, and it also lays a foundation for the lcxical study of Ningxiang dialects.The paper includes the following five parts:Part one is the instruction which illustrates the background, purpose and practical meaning of topic selected, and the geography, populations, historical course, situation of language being used of Ningxiang County, as well as a survey of research in this field, its researching methods, and some information of the co-operators. It also introduces the location, population, products, language and culture of Liushahe and Huaminglou, which are the representative spots for the upper Ningxiang and the lower Ningxiang. At last, it protracts The Dialecst Map for Ningxiang County.Part two depaints the phonological systems for Liushahe dialect and Huaminglou dialect, what'smore, makes a simple compare between of them and with the phonological systems of peripheral Changsha dialects, Shaoshan dialects Lianyuan dialects.Part three provides a lexical contrast table of Liushahe dialect and Huaminglou dialect which sets out nearly 2450 basic words in Putonghua which including 27 kinds covered astronomy, geography, adjective, pronoun,quantifier and so on.Part four makes a comparative analysis from various angles to the lexicon of the upper Ningxiang dialect and the lower Ningxiang dialect. At first, it is a comparison for five aspects of these two dialcts in morphology, semantic, word's interior form, the vocabulary differences for not corresponding and the history phraseology of being kept down. Then compares the both with peripheral Changsha dialects, Shaoshan dialects Lianyuan dialects. In the comparison, it is considered that the lexicon of the lower Ningxiang is more similar to Changsha dialects belonging to Chang— Yi Piece of Xiang dialects and the upper Ningxiang dialect is more close to Lou—shao Piece of Xiang dialects. In the lexicon of the upper Ningxiang dialect, there are many monosyllabic words and classical words, which are similar to Lianyuan dialects. At the same time, plenty of basic words in common use hold altitudinal sameness with Lianyuan dialects.Part five further sums up lexical characteristics and clarifies the adscription of the upper Ningxiang dialect and the lower Ningxiang dialect. At last, the paper prospects the future of Ningxiang dialects.
Keywords/Search Tags:the upper Ningxiang dialect, the lower Ningxiang dialect, Liushahe, Huaminglou, lexicon, comparison
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