Selections From The Yuan Drama Sound Interpretation Of "entering Characters

One aspect of academic study on tone in the sound system of Central China phonology was to find out whether entering tone existed .So far academic experts have different opinions. However almost nobody pays attention to the data offered by Anthology of Yuan opera Yinshi by Zang Jinshu . Anthology of Yuan opera Yinshi retained lots of phonic reference for us through notation for a few especial words .The reference reflects not only the phonic of acting Yuan opera at that time but also the phonic of writing Yuan opera. We can think Anthology of Yuan opera is a direct and concrete practice to the theory of Central China phonology. Although Anthology of Yuan opera yingshi is not an absolute dictionary of rhyming word ,it has the function of a dictionary of rhyming words ,it gives services to the writers and the actors directly and conveniently . It reflects the Central China phonology theory indirectly too. Professor Jin zhousheng is a pioneer on the question in Taiwan. We try to study more on the base of professor Jin's study. We try offering a evidence that the entering tone really exist in Center China phonology sound system by analyzing the numbers of the place and the pattern of phonetic notation of Yinshi's entering tone words and comparing Central China phonology with the entering tone words in Yinshi. There are six chapters in the paper. In the first chapter, it can be seen a brief introduction including the aim, motivation of compilation ,studying object ,current studying situation , studying value,studying method and so on. In the second chapter, we research the pronunciation of Yinshi entering tone . It includes the confirmation, the classify and the pronunciation of the entering tone words. In the third chapter, Yinshi entering tone words show the format of Yuan opera song and speaking . We try to understand the rule of place pattern by collecting numbers of the different entering tone words. The fourth chapter is the notation of Yinshi's entering tone words when singing and speaking in acting Yuan opera. ,we have a brief account about the former chapter in the chapter. In the fifth chapter, we compare Yuanshi's entering tone words with Central China phonology and then analyze the reasons. In the sixth chapter, we will draw a conclusion. We think entering tone words really existed. There were three kinds of notation patterns: the entering tone , shusheng and the entering and shusheng. The entering tone usually served for song ,especially when the words in feet they must be sung as the entering tone. In order to rhyme, "the entering tone redistributed among the other three tones "in Central China phonology. We think the entering tone really existed in real-life at that time by analyzing the entering tone words .In short, there is the entering tone in Yuan opera, so there is the entering tone in the sound system of Central China phonology.