摘要
汉藏语系语言普遍使用"儿/子"义为小称标记.本文在100余种语言和方言语料的基础上讨论小称的语音特征、语音对应关系和语义演变.发现藏缅语族语言的小称标记读音与汉语"子"对应,苗瑶、壮侗语族小称读音与汉语"儿"对应.汉藏语小称在类型学上存在共性趋势和个性特征.
Abstract
Diminutive markers derived from words for"son/child"are generally used in Sino-Tibetan languages.Based on a corpus consisting of more than 100 languages and dialects,we explore the phonological features,sound correspondences and paths of semantic evolution of diminutives.We find that in Tibeto-Burman languages,the diminutive markers correspond in pronunciation to the Chinese word for zi子"child",while in Hmong-Mien and Kam-Tai languages,the diminutive markers correspond in pronunciation to the Chinese word for er 儿"son".Cross-linguistically,the diminutive markers in Sino-Tibetan languages,which are derived from words for"son/child",share universal tendencies and enjoy unique features as well.
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