Among all the Mandarin dialects, why is Jianghuai Mandarin the most difficult to understand?

Jianghuai, as the name suggests, refers to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, that is, the Huaihe River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. China has been divided into north and south since ancient times, with the Jianghuai River and the Yangtze River lying between them. The climate, products, language, customs, and characteristics between the Jianghuai and the Yangtze River are also located in the north and south. There is a saying that "oranges exceed the Huaihe River and tangerines grow to the north", which should be due to the geographical environment. In the early days of the Huaihe River Basin, it was influenced by the northern and southern dialects and political, economic and cultural influences, and gradually developed into the current Jianghuai dialect area, including most of Jiangsu, Anhui, and part of Hubei.

The Chu State was particularly influential during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Chu State launched a war against the Wu State. During this period, there was a certain integration of the languages ??and cultures of the two countries. Later, the center of the Chu State moved eastward to Shouchun ( Today's Shouxian County, Anhui Province), the Chu language has a greater influence on the language of the Jianghuai region.

It was in the Ming Dynasty that the Jianghuai dialect really took shape and had a large-scale influence. At that time, Nanjing in the Jianghuai area was the economic and political center of the country. Therefore, Nanjing dialect replaced the status of Mandarin. In addition, in the early Ming Dynasty, the official dialect The "Hongwu Zhengyun" based on Nanjing dialect was promulgated nationwide. Nanjing dialect spread in this area and became the "national language" at that time. With Yangzhou dialect and Nanjing dialect as the "national language", Jianghuai dialect began to influence Anhui and Jiangsu provinces. Until now, Nanjing dialect still occupies an important position in Chinese language.

Jianghuai Mandarin is popular in most areas of Jiangsu, Anhui, parts of Hubei and Jiangxi, and part of Henan. It is represented by the dialects of Nanjing, Yangzhou and other places, that is, Hongchao film. Let me talk about the popular dialects in Hubei. Jianghuai Mandarin-Huang Xiao film. Huangxiaopian is also the area around Huanggang Xiaogan. The Huangxiaopian dialect is definitely not unique to Huanggang Xiaogan, but it is mainly concentrated in this area.

The Huangxiaopian dialect also exists in the south of Xinyang, Henan, and in the east of Anqing. The formation of Huang Xiaopian has a huge relationship with Jiangxi immigrants in the Song Dynasty. This is also the beginning of the influence of Jiangxi immigrants on eastern Hubei. The great influence of immigration in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties was the greatest. At that time, the establishment of Huangzhou Prefecture and De'an Prefecture formed the It shaped the administrative structure at that time and laid the foundation for today's dialect distribution.

Like the Southwest Mandarin Huguang Film, the Huang Xiao Film is also designed to cover dozens of counties and cities. Today, the Huang Xiao Film can be divided into three small films, namely Huangzhou Film (Huangzhou, Macheng, Yingshan, Luotian, Xishui, Tuanfeng, Ezhou, Huangshi, Qichun, Xunyang District, Lianxi District, Chaisang District, Anqing City, Tongcheng, etc. in Jiujiang) and Xiaogan films (Xiaonan , Anlu, Yingcheng, Yunmeng, Huangpi, Xinzhou, Guangshui, Dawu, Xiaochang, Hong'an and Huangxiao area in Shaanxi and Henan, etc.) and Huangmeipian (Huangmei, Wuxue, Huaining, Qianshan, Yue Xi, Ruichang, etc.) and among them, Huangzhou pieces are distributed in the Dabie Mountains, Xiaogan pieces are distributed around Wuhan, and Huangmei pieces are distributed on the edge of Gan. There are also several Huangxiaopian dialect islands in northwest Hubei.

Most Huang Xiaopian dialects can be communicated normally, and the dialect differences are relatively small. They are not in the same language family like other dialects and are difficult to understand. However, Huangmei Wuxue and other places in the south of Huanggang are adjacent to the Jiangxi Gan language and have been influenced by the Gan language, making the local dialect a hybrid dialect of the two, making it difficult for Huang Xiao film makers to understand what they are saying. The Jianghuai dialect is a weak language in Hubei. The Jianghuai dialect in Huangpi, Xinzhou and other places has been seriously eroded by the Southwest Mandarin represented by Wuhan. The use of Jianghuai Mandarin in Hubei has decreased in recent years, which is also consistent with the Wuhan dialect. Related to strength.