Change And Locale Of Sichuan Hakka Dialect

Dialect island,as a special kind of language form, can be taken as an excellent window for us to observe language contact. As a largest Hakka dialect island, Xichang and Chengdu’s inner phonetic system, not only inherit the origin, but also demonstrate the changes in dialect contacts. This paper takes Xichang, simultaneously, Chengdu Hakka dialect as research objects. Firstly, descript the two regions’speech in synchronic level. Secondly, separately comparing that with the northeastern of Guangdong province. Combined with the locale of Xichang and Chengdu Hakka Speech. Analyzing the reason and phenomenon of Hakka speech evolution in Sichuan province. Describing the discipline or pattern of language evolution and dialect contact. It is of positive significance to reveal the relationship between the Hakka dialect island and source dialect and surrounding dialects, observe the dialects evolution track of internal and external of the dialect island, explore the phenomenon and displine and pattern of language contact and evolution.The text is divided into four chapters. Chapter one introduces the origin and distribution and migrate background of Xichang and Chengdu Hakka people. Simultaneously synopsis the two regions’geography history and humanities. Subsequently, instruct the investigate method, the object, and the collected material.Chapter two, based on field investigation, give a description of two dialect island from the initial consonants, rhymes, tones and their coordination pattern.Chapter three, laterally, constracts Xichang and Chengdu Hakka dialect to Jiajun dialect, grasp their similarities and differences in voice. Vertically, compares Hakka dialect with The Hakka dialect in Sichuan province by mr. Cui Rongchang, next, Chengdu Hakka dialect and The speech recording of Liang Shuijing Hakka dialect. With consideration of language background, explore the reasons of changes.Chapter four, summarizes the pattern and displine of Hakka dialect revolution in Sichuan province. Simultaneously investigate the systemic and particularity of voice revolution.Chapter five, give a preliminary discussion on dialect development tendency, dialect contraction and dialect influence outside the island.