A Comparative Study between Xinyang Dialects and Putonghua

Abstract

Xinyang dialects have their own intricate characteristics. On the basis of field investigation, this paper compares, describes and analyzes the differences between Xinyang dialects and Putonghua, Xinyang dialects and other dialects in terms of semantic domain. The differences between Xinyang dialects and Putonghua in the number of elements are mainly manifested in the sememes that represent space and time or are related to them. Due to the blurred boundaries caused by the continuity of these sememes, the scope of the sememes of the same shape is different. However, there are differences in the amount of element content of sememe, which are embodied in the concept of sememe reference in some dialects and the concept of reference species in others. This paper makes a comparative analysis of the features of other dialects, excavates the content of sememe in Xinyang dialects, and finds out the scope of words and their special combination characteristics.