Guidong (Lin Yan) Zhuang Dialect Island Phonetics Study: A Paradigm Synthesis

Zhuang language in the east section of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is dissiminated in the shape of islands. The number of publicized research achievements in this respect is tiny. However, its research significance is multi-fold and irreplacable. The dissertation, based on the fieldwork, delves into the ponetic family of the six survey spots in the east section of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and clarifies the relations concerning phonetics type,so that it can be classified into the historically comparative catalogue of the Zhuang language, the dissertation,adopting a whole range of paradigm, makes a study of the 12 items about how the phonetics in the Zhuang language of Kam-Tai Languages is evolved, what is more, it is to give some initial expounding, to give to a summary of the principles on the evolution of the phonetics, and to give proof to and deepen the theoretical hypothesis about the relationship of the breathy voice and climate.The dissertation is divided into 5 charpters. The 1st one is to discribe the research target reason of this paper, the research paradigm, the source of the language materials, and the format. The 2nd one is to describe the phonetics family and unveil the features of their phonetics. The 3rd one is to clarify the relations on phonetics type and identify its belonging. The 4th one is to discuss 12 difficult items of how the phonetics is evovled, fresh and emerging argument will be put forward. The 5th one is to summarize the above-mentioned principles and present a unified expouding of the ones, give proof to and deepen the theoretical hypothesis of the breathy voice.