The Interrogative Pronouns Of Zongyang Dialect In Anhui Province

This paper selects the interrogatives pronouns of Zongyang dialect as the research object. The interrogative pronoun is an important means of expressing doubt in Zongyang dialect. A comprehensive description of the interrogative pronoun has the important practice significance. The paper is divided into the following several parts.The preface, firstly introduces the situation of Zongyang county’s geography history and population, secondly introduces the phonological system of Zongyang dialect, thirdly summarizes the current status of this topic, finally, illustrate the study methods, corpus sources and style.The second chapter constructs the Zongyang dialect interrogative pronouns system, show the panorama of the interrogative pronouns. The third chapter to the sixth chapter describes "Na(哪)"system, "Shenme(什么)"system, "Zhenme(怎 么)"system and "Hao(好)"system interrogative pronouns in Zongyang dialect. According to the research, the question pronouns have "Luo(洛)" which is the combination of "Nage(哪个)" and "Meren(么人)" which is for finger. Ask things pronouns have "Men(闷)", "Me(么)" and "Medongxi(么东西)", the three shared some functions of "Shenme(什么)" in mandarin. Ask the number pronoun have "Haoduo(好多)", which tends to be subjective incremental, "Haoxie(好些)" which tends to be subjective reduction and "Ji(几)" which is commonly used to ask for less than ten. Ask the reason pronouns have "Mehua(么话)", which tends to ask the objective reasons, "Meshi(么事)" which tends to ask the subjective reasons, "Mezhang(么账)" which is still not mature, "Ji(既)" which express negative subjective modality and "Zi(自)" which express confute. Ask the way pronouns have "Me(么)" and "Meyin(么困)",their functions are equal to "Zenme(怎么)" in mandarin. Ask the time pronouns have "Mehuizi(么会子)" which ask the time point and "Haohuizi(好会子)" which ask the time. Ask the location pronouns have "Na(哪)", "Nakuai(哪块)" which tends to block place, "Naliao(哪辽)" which tends to strip place. Ask the degree pronouns have "Hao(好)" and "Duo(多)", the latter’s frequency is much higher, also more authentic. Ask traits pronouns have "Meyang(么 样)" which ask the state of things and "Mehao(么号)" which ask the nature of things.The seventh chapter discusses the issue of Zongyang dialect ownership starts from the angel of the interrogative pronouns. Making a comparison between Hongchao dialectal area which includes Nanjing, Yangzhou, Hefei and Huangxiao piece, which includes Huanggang and Anlu, therefore suggests that Zongyang dialect should under the Jianghuai mandarin Huangxiao tablet.