江淮官话的阴平和阳平 / THE YINPING AND YANGPING TONES IN THE JIANGHUAI DIALECT

与上声和去声相比，江淮官话的阴平和阳平显得非常整齐。阴平调多 为低降调；阳平调，洪巢片和泰如片多为高升调，黄孝片则多为高降 调。本文尝试从方言接触的角度对此进行解释，江淮官话的阴平和阳 平来源不同，阴平调是承自本方言，阳平调则是直接对周边方言的借 用或受周边方言影响而发生的变化。比较整齐的原因可能与浊塞音、 浊塞擦音声母清化时平仄清化速度不同有关。 Compared with the shang and qu tones, the yinping and yangping tones in the Jianghuai dialect maintain a consistent and uniform pattern of development. The yinping tone in most of the Jianghuai dialect is low-falling. The yangping of Hongchao and Tairu districts is high-rising but that of Huangxiao district is high-falling. Based on a close observation of the relevant dialects and on theories of language contact, thas articles draws the conclusion that the yinping and yangping tones in the Jianghuai dialect have different derivations. Yinping maintains the characteristics of old-time Jianghuai dialect while yangping either directly adopts the characteristics of surrounding dialects or has undergone changes caused by the influence of those dialects. Timing differences of devoicing of the initial consonants might be a key factor leading t