A Phonological Study of Bilabial Nasal Coda on Irregular Homonyms in Guangyun

• Main Authors: IJUHSU, 許逸如
• Other Authors: San-Ching Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29ck2z

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 中國文學系 === 102 === After the statement of Duan Yucai’s homonymic Xiesheng theory was introduced - “Words having the same Xiesheng will also rhyme”, most researchers nowadays use it to reconstruct the ancient Chinese phonology. However, there are still many words that do not correspond to this theory. Aiming to observe the connection between bilabial and other nasal codas, this research will collect the irregular homonyms in the dictionary of rhyme, Guangyun; finally, to discover the causes of irregular homonyms. This study includes Xiesheng words in dictionaries, ancient books, poems, and unearthed document in order to verify the causes of irregular homonyms, which concludes to the following findings: 1. The causes of irregular homonyms within “incorrect character ”, “diachronic changes and “dialect varieties”, etc. 2. The diachronic changes of phonology from Ancient to Middle-Age China by studying the irregular homonyms in Guangyun; 3. The comparison principles of irregular homonyms that help to solve some complex issues in Chinese phonology. Key words: Xiesheng, Bilabial Nasal Coda, Guangyun, Duan Yucai