The Usage of the Guyuan's Aspect Markers"上"and"下"in Ningxia,and Comparison with Baoji and Qingyang
The direction words"上"and"下"can be used as aspect markers in Qinlong dialect of Zhongyuan Mandarin.In the case of Guyuan Yuanzhou district dialect we can see that the usage of"上"and"下"in Yuanzhou District is more similar to Longde County and Qingyang dialect in Gansu Province,and is more different from Baoji dialect in Shaanxi Province,and Xiji County only has the as-pect maker"上".Finally we have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the usage of"上"and"下"in Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area through the internal and external comparison of these dialects.
Qinlong dialect of Zhongyuan MandarinGuyuan dialect"上""下"