A Study Of Internal Phonetic Differentiations And Attribution In Hubei,Jianli Dialect Under Language Contact Perspective

Jianli,Hubei Province,is located at the shared-border of Hubei and Hunan Province.In the long-term language contact between Gan Dialect in Southeastern Hubei and Southwest Mandarin,the internalization of Jianli dialect is so serious that it is divided into four parts: Southeastern Jianli,Southwestern Jianli,Central Jianli,Northern Jianli.This article has chosen five representative dialects of these four parts.Combined with internal and external internalization of personal pronoun,we will furtherly discuss the dialect attribution and the developing trend of in the transitional zone of Jianli dialect.The article is divided into seven parts.Chapter 1 IntroductionThis chapter mainly introduces general situation of Jianli geography and dialect,as well as the existing research related to this article.Otherwise,we will briefly introduce the situation of representative area and person.Chapter 2 Phonetic systems of five representative areasThis chapter mainly analyzes and summarizes the phonetic systems of the five representative areas,Zhemu,Qiaoshi,Chiba,Rongcheng and Xingou.Chapter 3 Initial Consonants ComparisonThis chapter mainly compares the phonological features of the ancient consonant in the present Jian dialect.We will analyze the distribution of colloquial and literary readings in initial consonants,summarize the distinguishing features of the initial consonants,and compare the differences of the initial consonant between Gan dialect and southwest MandarinChapter 4 Vowels ComparisonThis chapter mainly compares the phonetic features of the ancient vowels in the present Jianli dialect.We will analyze the distribution of colloquial and literary readings in vowels,summarize the distinguishing features of the vowels,and compare the differences of the vowels between Gan dialect and southwest MandarinChapter 5 Tones ComparisonThis chapter mainly compares the distribution of ancient tones in present Jianli dialect.We will analyze the distinguishing features of the tones.Chapter 6 Discuss the levels of Language Contact in Jianli Dialect via personal pronouns.This chapter mainly compares distribution of phonetics in personal pronouns beween external and internal dialects,so that we will disscuss the internal differences.Chapter 7 ConclusionAccording to the comparisons,this chapter mainly discusses attribution of Jianli dialects and forecast the developing trend.