Classification of Zhangjiagang Dialect

Zhangjiagang dialect mainly includes four categories: Yuxi dialect (a kind of Changshu dialect), Chengdong dialect (a kind of Jiangyin dialect), Laosha dialect and Changyinsha dialect (also known as Chongming dialect), and a few northern Jiangsu dialects. Yuxi dialect and Changyinsha dialect belong to the Jiangsu small piece of Taihu Lake in Wu dialect. Chengdong dialect and Laosha dialect belong to the adjacent small piece of Taihu Lake in Wu dialect.

Among them, Yuxi dialect, Chengdong dialect, Laosha dialect and Changyinsha dialect have the widest geographical distribution and the largest population, and are representative dialects in China. There are Nantong dialect, Rugao dialect, Taixing dialect and Jingjiang dialect in northern Jiangsu.

The southern part of Zhangjiagang is an indigenous people, and the northern part is immigrants of different times, so the residents in the southern part are traditionally called Jiangnan dialect, and Yuxi dialect, Chengdong dialect and Chengyao dialect are collectively called Jiangnan dialect, with a population of about 565,438+0.93% of Zhangjiagang's population. Residents in the north are called Shashangren, and Laosha dialect and Changyinsha dialect are collectively called Shashanghua. The population of Zhangjiagang is about 43.89%.

Zhangjiagang dialect and its population distribution are as follows:

Yuxi dialect (Changshu Xixiang dialect, Wu dialect)

About 220,000 people, accounting for 25.53% of the registered population. Tangqiao dialect, an important town in the southeast, is a small piece of Wu dialect in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu and Hu Jia, which is basically the same as Changshu city and its eastern dialect, commonly known as "changshu dialect". All distributed in fenghuang town; All Tangqiao areas in Tangqiao Town, most areas of Miaoqiao and Green Garden; Yang She in the east of Yang Shezhen, the whole navigation area, Tang Shi and Donglai; A small part of Nanfeng town.

Chengdong dialect and Chenghuang dialect (Jiangyin Dongxiang dialect and Wu dialect)

About 230,000 people, accounting for 26.4% of the registered population. The urban area is represented by Yang She dialect, which is close to Dongxiang dialect in Jiangyin. It is similar to the dialects of Xinqiao in the North and Gangxia in Jiangyin, and belongs to a small piece of Wu dialect adjacent to Taihu Lake (in fact, it is the transitional zone between Piling and Suhu). Although the southern dialects of Hong Kong, Nansha and Houcheng are also classified as urban dialect, if they are closer to Jiangyin, they should be regarded as "urban dialect". Most of them are distributed in Nansha, Port Area and Houcheng Area of Jingang Town. Yang Shezhen's Yang She, Tang Shi area, parts of Sigang, all of them. Chengdong dialect is very similar to Yuxi dialect in listening sense, but the pronunciation of some words has the characteristics of neighboring films.

Laosha dialect (Wu dialect)

About 6.5438+0.8 million people, accounting for 20.76% of the registered population, represented by Deji and Daxin. Self-contained, the pronunciation has the characteristics of being close to Jiangyin urban dialect and Jingjiang dialect, and it is also included in Piling small piece. It is distributed in most port areas of Jingang Town, Deji, Chenyang area and a few areas of Houcheng District. Most of the Hexing area in Jinfeng Town and a small part in Jinfeng area; Most of Daxin Town; A small part of Nanfeng Town; A small part of Yang Shezhen Sigang, most of Donglai and Chenyang; A small area of Changyinsha management area. Laosha dialect contains a feature of Jianghuai Mandarin: for example, saying "no" means "no".

Changyinsha Dialect (Chongming Dialect, Wu Dialect)

About 200,000 people, accounting for 23. 13%, represented by Jinfeng in Northeast China, are basically consistent with Chongming, Qidong and Haimen dialects, belonging to Suhujia small piece. It is distributed in most areas of Lezhen, Jinfeng Town, Nanfeng Town and Changyinsha Management Zone. Jingang Town Port Area, Houcheng and a small part of Deji area; A small part of Donglai and Sigang areas in Yang Shezhen; A small part of Miaoqiao area in Tangqiao Town; A small part of Daxin town.

Subei Dialect (Jianghuai Dialect)

There are about 30,000 people who speak Subei dialect, distributed along the Yangtze River, including Rugao dialect (distributed along the Yangtze River in Jinfeng and Yule Town, Duanshan Village Committee of Daxin Town and a few areas in Deji, Shuang Shan, Hexing and Sanxing Town), Nantong dialect and Yangzhong dialect.