唐宋音을 통해 본 梗曾攝韻의 합류

초록

In the case of the Geng(梗) rhyme group, the Grade Ⅱ in So’on uses the low vowel a as the main vowel, while the Grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ use high vowels e and i as the main vowels. This shows that the high vowelization of the Grade Ⅱ occurred relatively later. These phonological changes can be interpreted as arising from regional factors for the Grade Ⅱ and temporal factors for the Grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ. In the Zeng(曾) rhyme group, the Grade Ⅰ is realized with a vowel of smaller aperture, either ʌ or ə, and in So’on, it is mostly found in the forms –eN and –e or –uN, while in To’on, it appears mainly in -eN and -e forms. In the Deng(登) rhyme group, some Shubun(聚分) of the Grade Ⅰ So’on are realized as –iN, and the same applies to the Grade Ⅰ closed mouth. This does not seem to be a change of the Grade Ⅰ closed mouth, suggesting that it might have been influenced by the dialects of specific regions in China or that the rhyme books recorded the contemporary spoken language. The merger of Geng(梗) and Zeng(曾) rhymes gradually took place from the Tang to the Song dynasty, and this process is faithfully reflected in the So’on and To’ons. In the Geng(梗) rhyme group Grade Ⅱ, So’on uses the low vowel [a], while To’on uses the high vowel [e], indicating that the difference stems from the regional dialects and phonological changes of the time. Also, the Zeng(曾) rhyme group Grade Ⅰ is realized as a mid-central vowel [ʌ] or [ə] in both So’on and To’ons, which can be interpreted as a reflection of the characteristics of southern Chinese dialects.

키워드