During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the Zhi San Zhang(知三章)group in the Bianluo area of Henan province underwent a phonetic shift from a closed-mouth vowel of the Tong(通)rhyme category to a full sound.This transformation is elucidated in Sang Shaoliang's Qingjiao Zazhu(青郊杂著).By the end of the Ming Dynasty,Lü Kun's Jiaotai Yun(交泰韵)illustrated that the evolution had extended to the closed-mouth of the Zhi and Zhang(知章)initials of the Zhen(臻)rhyme category and the open-mouth third-grade initial consonants with the Zhang(章)group of the Zhi(止)rhyme category.Transitioning into the early Qing Dynasty,this linguistic change affected the rounded initials of the Zhen and Shan(臻 山)rhyme categories,as well as the open-mouth of Ri(日)initial of the Zeng,Zhen and Shen(曾臻深)rhyme categories,as documented by Li Zijin's Shuxue Shenyu(书学慎余).By the end of the Qing Dynasty,the distinction between the Zhi San Zhang group and the Zhi Er Zhuang(知二庄)group in terms of full sound versus fine sound ceased to exist,merging into one unified system.This convergence is recorded in the Yang Jinbiao's Taiji Yinyun(太极音韵).Thus,the complete transition of the palatal medial sounds following the Zhi San Zhang group in the Bianluo area into full sounds can be traced to the first half of the 19th century.
关键词
明清/河南韵书韵图/汴洛地区/知三章
Key words
the Ming and Qing Dynasties/the rhyme book and rhyme chart of Henan province/the Bianluo area/the Zhi San Zhang(知三章)group