A Study Of Yinuo Yi Tone And Its Tone Sandhi

The northern dialects of Yi language include 5 native dialects of Shengzha,Suodi,Adu,Tianba,and Yinuo.Among them,the first four dialects have the same tones.In addition to Zhongping(33)and other dialects Except that the native language is consistent,the other tones are different from the tones and values of the native languages of Shengcha,Suodi,Abdul and Tianba.Among the northern dialects of Yi language,only Yinuo dialect has high rising tones([45])and high falling tones([52]).The most significant difference between Yinuo dialects and several other dialects lies in their distinct tonal values.At the same time,the tone of Yinuo dialect changes very complicatedly in speech flow.The change of tone value and tone is the most significant place in the comparison between Yinuo and other northern dialects of Yi.Based on the pronunciation of Yinuo dialect in Haluo Township,Meigu County,this thesis systematically describes the tone value,tone position and tone sandhi system of Yinuo dialect through fieldwork.In addition to personal perception and judgment,this article also uses Praat speech analysis software as an auxiliary research method,and strives to combine personal perception and experimental methods to accurately describe the tone system of Yinuo dialect.The thesis is divided into five parts:The introduction part mainly introduces the research background,sorts out previous studies on tones and tone sandhi in the Sino-Tibetan language family and the Yi language branch,describes the research methods used in the thesis,and clearly states the purpose,significance,innovations and deficiencies of the research.The first chapter is an overview of Yinuo language and its tonal system.Mainly based on more than 2,200 words in Yinuo dialect,it comprehensively and systematically describes the phoneme system of Yinuo dialect and its syllable arrangement principles.The second chapter uses experimental phonetics methods to research and determine the tonal value of Yinuo dialect.The Praat software is mainly used to determine the tones of the 27 single syllables of Yinuo dialects,and the principle of the normalization method using the T value method determines that the tones of Yinuo dialects are high-increasing 45 tones,middle-leveling 33 tones,high 52 tones down.The third chapter first discusses the theoretical basis of tone sandhi,and then discusses the tone sandhi of bisyllables,polysyllables,special function words,numerals and numerals and quantifiers in Yinuo dialect,and summarizes the tone sandhi rules,and finally analyzes the tone sandhi.And finally it explores the e reason that triggers the tonal sandhi.The conclusion part makes a comprehensive summary of the whole paper,and puts forward the shortcomings of the paper and the areas to be improved at the same time.