对普通话音节数量及其相关问题的思考

通过对比可以看到,不同的著作在对普通话音节数量的统计数字上存在较大的分歧,而要理清这一问题,首先要把"音节"、"音节形式"两个概念区分开;同时还要廓清对"轻声"的认识。由于受方言音、古音和又音的影响。普通话音节的数量在不同时期并不是一成不变的,但就当下看,表述为1200多个是较为合理的。

A Probe on Mandarin Syllable's Magnitude and Its Concerned Issues

By contrasting the different writings,we can see that they have a considerable divergence in the statistic of Mandarin syllable's magnitude.If we want to gain a clear idea of this issue,first we should make a distinction between the concept of syllable and syllabic forms.And we should have a right understanding of voiceless sound at the same time.The Mandarin syllable's magnitude is not invariant at different stages due to the influence by dialect sound,old Chinese phonology and another sound.It is reasonab...