| dc.description.abstract | The locals in Zhangmu Lin, located in northeast Zhaoping County of Guangxi Province speak the dialect called Hepo Hakka. They moved from Jiexi Hepo of Guangdong Province. This paper aims to study the voice system and voice type of evolution of Hakka. comparing with other dialects of Hakka（Jiexi, Luho, Taiwanese Hai－Lu）.
The focus of this paper will be on the study of phonology, investigating the locals’ voices and vocabulary. The author will use field survey, voice description, phonological comparison and vocabulary analysis to do the studies. This paper is composed of six chapters. Chapter 1 is the introduction, explaining the author’s motivation of doing this research, aims of the studies, literature review and an overview of the historical background and languages. Chapter 2 introduces the flat surface voice system of Zhangmu Lin Hsiang Hakka , explaining the system of initial consonant, vowel system and the tone and colloquial read. Chapter 3 will compare the Zhangmu Lin Hsiang Hakka with the medieval phonology, indicating the transformation of the phonology from the ancient languages to the modern languages. Chapter 4will stress the characteristics of of Zhangmu Lin Hsiang of Hakka phonology, explaining the characteristics of the consonants, vowels and tones. Chapter 5 will compare Zhangmu Lin Hsiang Hakka with other dialects of Hakka（Jiexi, Luho, Taiwanese Hai－Lu）. Chapter 6 is the conclusion will provide the research results, the reflections of this study and further study in this topic.
Through the findings of this paper, we will find Zhangmu Lin Hsiang Hakka not only has the common characteristics of other Hakka dialects and also maintains the characteristics of ancient and modern phonological features. In addition, other characteristics of phonology in this study could be concluded as follows:(1) We compare Ming mother with Bang、pang、bing mother, the transformation of the Phonological speed are different.(2)The forms of vowels in Zing Zhuang languages are different in (3) Z、 Zhuang 、Zhang initial consonant first movement.(4) Part of Kien terms have refined tone expanded and conservative.(5) Tone-Yang Shang Gui Yang Qu. The vowels of phonology are not much different from Jiexi phonological system. except vowels in particular words, are not much different from Jiexi phonological system. In Gui tones, Although the Sub-Yin and Yang tone, are much different from Jiexi phonological system.
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