郭璞의 晉代 漢語 陽聲韻 음운체계

Abstract

Phonology of Guo Pu[郭璞] in the Jin Dynasty[晉代] is known to reflect that of a certain transitional point placed between Old Chinese[OC] and Middle Chinese[MC]. The main goal of this study is to find out how far phonology of Yangsheng Rime[陽聲韻] has progressed from OC or how far it is away from MC in his time. We take up his massive number of sound glosses and some extant rimes as main materials of our study. His sound glosses are invested with the fanqie spellings[反切注音法] and the direct phonetic notaions[直音法]. The data provided in this study are fully investigated by being carefully examined at all points available in recent times. We also employ Zheng-Zhang’s OC and MC phonology as reference. The conclusions can be briefly stated as follows: In the words with the -ŋ ending, the OC Dong Group[東部] and the Dong Group[冬部] stay as it was in OC. In the OC Yang Group[陽部], all but the 2nd division of the Geng Rime[庚韻] which has slightly changed its vowel to -æ- still bear striking resemblance to OC phonology. In the words with the -n ending, most of the MC Zhen Rime Group[臻攝] words and the Shan Rime Group[山攝] words have already merged making their way to MC. What draws our special attention is that the 4th divi. of OC Wen Group I[文₁部, -ɯɯn] and OC Zhen Group[眞部, -iin] merge with the 4th div. OC Yuan Group Ⅱ[元₂部, -een] into the MC Xian Rime[先韻] by lowering the tongue position. Some of the Qin Group[侵部] words have merged with the Tan Group[談部] and formed into the Tan Rime[談韻] and the Tan Rime[覃韻], and the other words of the Qin Group[侵部] remained as they were in OC.