The Phonetic Study Of Xihe Dialect In Zengdu District Of Suizhou

Suizhou City is located in the north of Hubei Province.Xihe Town is located in the east of Zengdu District of Suizhou City.Xihe dialect belongs to Ebei subarea in the Huguang dialect of southwest Mandarin(Atlas of Chinese Language(2nd Edition)).Xihe Town is bordered by Huang-Xiao dialect of Jianghuai Mandarin,and its dialect is representative of dialect contact and dialect transition.This thesis chooses Xihe dialect as the research object.Based on fieldwork,this thesis describes the phonetic features of Xihe dialect,which is divided into eight parts.The introduction introduces the geography and history of Suizhou City and Xihe Town,the research reasons and purposes,the research methods and the source of materials.The first chapter describes the phonology of Xihe dialect,with 23 initials(including zero initial),40 finals,and 4 tones,and develops a phonetic blending table.The second chapter is the homophone vocabulary of Xihe dialect,3732 words in total.The third chapter arranges the phonetic changes of Xihe dialect,including tone sandhi,retroflex suffixation,consonant,assimilation,alienation,weakening,and reinforcement.The tone sandhi describes the non-overlapping two-sayllable group,overlapping two-sayllable group,and three-sayllable group tone sandhi patterns;A total of 20 er-hua finals;The consonants are mainly expressed in sentence patterns such as "V 不 V","A 不 A" and "V 得".The fourth chapter compares the pronunciation of Xihe dialect with that of the middle ancient times,sums up the evolution characteristics of the initial consonants,finals and tones of Xihe dialect,The main characteristics are as follows:In terms of initial consonants,all ancient voiced initial consonants are now clear;Ni(泥)initial and Lai(来)initial read "n";initials of Jing(精),Jian(见)and Xiao(晓)initial groups have merged.Zhi(知),Zhuang(庄)and Zhang(章)initial groups consonant is now pronounced "ts,ts" two sets of initial consonants.In terms of vowels,the Xian(咸)and Shan(山)rhyme sets have been integrated with the disappearance of entering endings,read nasal rhymes "?",the Shen(深),Zhen(臻)Zeng(曾)and Geng(梗)rhyme sets have been integrated with the disappearance of entering endings,read nasal rhymes "e".The ending of the entering tone disappeared,and the three rhymes of Duo(铎),Yao(药)and Jue(觉)read "o" or "io",while the three rhymes of De(德),Mo(陌)and Mai(麦)read "A".In terms of tone,the entering tone of voiced words now read Yangping(阳平).The last section sorts out the literal and colloquial readings in Xihe dialect.Chapter five analysis Xihe Dialect of "k,kh" When spelling with "u" vowel,the initial consonants read the labial and dental sounds "kv,kvh," and "pf,pfh",explores the formation mechanism of "kv,kvh" and "pf,pfh",and the factors that affect the geographical distribution of the two types of consonants.Chapter six compares Hubei(?)-Type finals on the source types of ancient sounds.The formation and evolution of Xihe Dialect(?)-Type finals and its influence on initial consonants are analyzed.Chapter seven compares Xihe dialect with Zaoyang,Xiaogan and Xinyang dialects,and finds that Xihe dialect is the closest to Xiaogan dialect,Zaoyang dialect takes the second place,and has a large difference with Xinyang dialect.Finally,the thesis discusses the attribution of Xihe dialect.The conclusion part summarizes the research conclusions and shortcomings of the article.