The Application and Origin of Place Names with the Chinese Character"汪"in Jiangsu & Shandong & Anhui & Henan
The meaning of"汪"in these geographical names in Jiangsu & Shandong & Anhui & Henan is different from the common adjective usage.According to existing researches and dialect materials,the noun"汪"in geographical names is often used to refer to water bodies as a dialect word.Through researching the ori-gin and distribution of the word"汪",we believe that the evolution of its meaning is closely related to the changes of hydrology and geography and the characteristics of dialect rhyme.In the process of comparing with the words"洼"and"湾/弯",the paper tries to discuss the problem of the evolution of the river in this area.
the Chinese character"汪"place namesdialectsemantic change
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