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Mediaeval Blade ╟ Alveolar Pronunciation Styles Of Chinese Dialects

Posted on:2011-09-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L Q YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360305981130Subject:Chinese Philology
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From mediaeval Blade-Alveolar point of view, the pronunciation styles were much more complex in modern Chinese dialects which are worth of studying. Besides, some pronunciation styles were inheriting and changing since time immemorial even today, there is no one has been studied this issue by detailed and systemic. Therefore, the blade-alveolar pronunciation styles in modern Chinese dialects work as concernful topic that will be a significant of disquisition. According to the research of information and materials of Chinese language, the aim of this report will summarize Blade-Alveolar pronunciation styles in modern Chinese dialects base on systemic analysis. Moreover, this report will primary analysis and conclude the condition formation of pronunciation styles from the condition of sound changes point of view.There are two mainly sections for whole report except of introduction and conclusion. First part is the styles of pronunciation of blade-alveolar. It is to discuss that the styles of pronunciation of the middle Chinese initials have been changed in modern Chinese dialects because of mutation. It expatiate the conditions of sound change as well. Second section expatiate the styles pronunciation of non-blade-alveolar and its conditions of mutation.According to study and analysis as above, we can work out several conclusions as followings.Firstly, for the five Middle Chinese initials of blade-alveolar, the styles of pronunciations are very complex in modern Chinese dialects. In principle, there are two styles of pronunciation, one is blade-alveolar. Another one is non-blade-alveolar. For blade-alveolar pronunciation, besides Duanmu pronounces [t], Toumu pronounces [t(?)], Nimu pronounces [n], Laimu pronounces [l] which have been inherited since time immemorial, there are several pronunciation styles as well, such as Dingmu devoiced [t] and [t(?)]. Duanmu pronounces [d] kind of voiced stop. The Nimu and Laimu pronounce [t] kind of blade-alveolar plosive. Duanmu, Toumu and Dingmu pronounce nasalized lateral. The Dingmu pronounce [(?)],[r]. Indeed, the non-blade-alveolar pronunciation styles are much more intricacy as well which were represented by tongue before training, tongue tone, special factors resulting, guttural, labial and retroflex as well as non- initial letters and so on.Secondly, these complexes pronunciation styles originate from middle initials and keep evolving until today. In the process of initials evolvement, it is not only the hong and fine, open and together is working as important factors of mutation, but also the types of expression, nasalized finals obviously impact the mutation in some of dialects.
Keywords/Search Tags:Chinese dialects, Mediaeval blade– alveolar, Pronunciation style, Mutation
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