A Study Of Pharaoh Dialect Phonetics

Faku County is located in the northern part of Liaoning Province. It is affiliated to Shenyang which is the provincial capital of Liaoning. Because of its special geographical location, Faku dialect not only contains the characteristics of Dongbei Dialect, but also has its distinctive features. Based on the field investigation, we study the phonology of Faku dialect using a combined method of diachronic comparisons and synchronic description. The article consists of six parts as followings:The first part for the introduction section, contains four sections. Firstly introduces the geographical location and historical evaluation of Faku. Then emphasizes on the related research status and determines the research object, materials and methods. At last, summaries the information of informants and compiled into a table.The second part is the sound system of Faku dialect. According to the data of investigation, we analyse and summarize the system of initials/finals/tones and the regularity of the initials and finals. We also describe its phonetic features objectively.The third part is the comparison of the Faku dialect and ancient phonetic system including five sections. This chapter stresses on studying the development track of Faku dialect from a diachronic perspective. We introduce some rhythmic dictionaries and compare their sound systems with Faku dialect in order to reconstruct the historical phonetics and evaluation rules.The fourth part is the comparison of the Faku dialect and mandarin as well as its surrounding dialects. The comparison with mandarin highlights its own characteristics and is helpful for correcting; in the comparison with surrounding dialects, we mainly select downtown area of Shenyang, Tieling,Changtu and Zhangwu in order to demonstrate that Faku dialect absorbs some surrounding dialects.The fifth part research projects for phonology. From this chapter micro-perspective, analyses four phonetic phenomena in Faku dialect, including the evaluation of the initials from Zhi/Zhuang/Zhang of the middle ancient time, literary and colloquial readings and so on. Accordingly, we make an conclusion that Faku dialect is the integration of language contact.The sixth part is epilogue for summary of the study of Faku dialect.