Pingxiang Dialect Dictionary

Author: Li Rong Wei Gangqiang Compiler
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Publishing Date: 1998-12-01
Features: The dialect survey records the current state of the language, while the dialect comparison reflects the historical development of the language. The dialect dictionary presents the preliminary results of the research in a list format, allowing readers to look up the meanings of dialect words. Linguists can use it for specialized research, and scholars in literature and history can also utilize the linguistic materials. In recent years, research on Chinese dialects has made progress. Under this background, we plan to compile a comprehensive modern Chinese dialect dictionary based on field surveys. This plan is divided into two steps. Step one is to investigate forty dialects and compile forty local dialect dictionaries. Step two is to supplement additional dialect materials based on the forty local dialect dictionaries and compile a comprehensive Chinese dialect dictionary. Both the local dialect dictionaries and the comprehensive Chinese dialect dictionary are published by Jiangsu Education Press. The dialect dictionary is based on dialect surveys. The survey first involves finding pronunciation collaborators. The selection of pronunciation collaborators includes the elderly and middle-aged, but does not exclude the young. Based on the former, the phonetic system is determined, and the linguistic materials are recorded. The latter is used to supplement words and explain the differences between the phonetic systems. There are two requirements for the local dialect dictionaries: one is to prepare for the classified dialect dictionary, and the other is to reflect the characteristics of the local dialect. The content of the local dialect dictionary is divided into three parts: the main body is the dictionary text, preceded by an introduction and followed by a category index and a stroke index of the entries. The introduction includes the following eight items: the history, geography, and population of the local area. The internal differences of the local dialect. The phonetic system, tones, and initials of the local dialect. The phonetic table of single characters in the local dialect. The characteristics of the local dialect, the preface to the dictionary. Notes on common words in the example sentences of the dictionary. The phonetic table of the local dialect. The main body of the dictionary is arranged according to the phonetic order of the local dialect, in the order of final consonants, initials, and tones. For convenience of reference, there are two indexes after the main body.