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The Comparative Research Onquantifiers Between Eshan Dalongtan Yi Language And Chinese

Posted on:2015-10-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W J WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330431969192Subject:Chinese Philology
Abstract/Summary:
Yi people is a minority nationality living in south west frontiers and Dalongtan is a hometown shared mainly by Yi and Han people, with other minor ethic groups. Dalongtan Yi language is a branch of Southern Yi dialect. Based on the specific study on quantifiers in Dalongtan Yi Lexicology, this thesis outlines an overall image of quantifiers in Dalongtan Yi Lexicology and through comparison, an endeavor is made to clarify it into three sub-area and pinpoint the key influential by Han language, which is theoretically and practically significant.Under the base of field studies and literature, this thesis takes a social linguistic approach, specifically by questionnaire surveys, interviews and one-on-one recordings, to make a contrast analysis on Dalongtan language community. The body of this thesis is consist of three parts:the first compare the differences Eshan Yi quantifiers; the second analyze the differences of Dalongtan Yi quantifiers and the social reason of this formation and the third part focuses on the study of linguistic influence and the future trend in linguistic community.By comparisons mentioned above, this thesis concludes that under the main stream of interactive with Han language, the Han dialect will inevitably expand and the transfer of language is slowly evolved while in the meantime, Dalongtan Yi language will exist in the long run and grow in the course of mutually complementary with Han language.
Keywords/Search Tags:Eshan Dalongtan township, Yi language, quantifiers, dialect of Hanlanguage, language contact
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