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- Title
On the Hakka Term "sim-khiu": Exceptions to Rules and Rules within Exceptions.
- Authors
Cheng Chun-yuan
- Abstract
The Taiwan Hakka dialect has a kinship term for daughter-in-law, which is pronounced "sim1-khiu1". In written form, it has many variations, including ..., ..., ..., and .... These variations show the difference of opinion that exists among scholars regarding the origin of the term. Through investigating evidence abstracted from many related dialects, this paper tries to put forth the claim that conditional phonological variations are found in these "scattered exceptions." The premise that makes this explanation of phonological variation possible is the relationship between the glides [-u-] and [-i-]. Although this explanation is an apparent exception, through further investigation, apparent exceptions in regularity seem to still be rule-governed. Hence, we find a reasonable explanation in phonology for the Hakka term sim1-khiu1, and will discuss the issue in five sections: 1. Introduction; 2. The history and geography of sim1-khiu1; 3. sim1-khiu1 in the Hakka and Gan dialects; 4. The phonological mechanism of sim1-khiu1; and 5. Conclusion.
- Subjects
CHINESE language -- Etymology; HAKKA dialects; DAUGHTERS-in-law; AFFINAL relatives; CHINESE phonology; LINGUISTICS
- Publication
Chinese Studies / Hanxue Yanjiu, 2008, Vol 26, Issue 4, p281
- ISSN
0254-4466
- Publication type
Article