The language family and evolution of Lu Sihua

Lv Si Hua originated from Wu dialect but is not intelligible with Wu dialect. It belongs to Wu dialect's Taihu film and Piling small film and has its own characteristics. Lvsi rhyme/Jinsha rhyme/Nantong rhyme, the final differences between the three points in the east and west of old Nantong County reflect the historical stages of phonetic evolution and show the close relationship between Tongdong dialect and Nantong dialect. The evolution and differentiation of the medieval Xian and Shan Ershe Shu sounds in Tongdong dialect and Nantong dialect are basically the same, and the sound values ??are roughly similar. Tongdong dialect and Nantong dialect are closely related.

For the phonology of Nantong dialect, see "Basic Vocabulary Collection of Basic Dialects of Mandarin" (Voice Volume 2), pages 1977-2000. For the phonology of Tongdong Lvsi dialect, please see "A Brief Account of Lvsi Dialect" and "Lvsi Dialect" The two-character combinations in dialects are read together and changed into different tones."

Due to administrative affiliation in the old days, the Tongdong area has always had a close relationship with Nantong in terms of economic and cultural life. Nanhua dialect, as the dominant dialect in Nantong County in the old days, had a great influence on Tongdong dialect, and this influence became more and more obvious the further west you go. Although the Nantong dialect belongs to the Jianghuai dialect and the Tongfang dialect belongs to the Wu dialect Taihu Pian Piling Xiaopian, these two dialects that used to live in the same county have many similarities in their long-term historical evolution, both in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary. Or something similar. In other words, although these two adjacent border dialects differ in whether "Bangpang*#, Duantouding and Jianxiqun" are three-part opposition, they have many similarities and seem to be closely related. The evolution and differentiation of the medieval Xian and Shanershe dialects in today's Lusi dialect is often one of the focuses of dialect investigation.

About the time of Emperor Liang Yuan of the Six Dynasties (AD 552), people living in Hudouzhou (also known as Hudouzhou) at the mouth of the Yangtze River made a living by cooking salt. These people probably meant that prisoners who were exiled also had no jobs. The homeless people mainly came from Changzhou in the south of the Yangtze River (today's Changzhou, Wujin, Yixing, Wuxi, Xishan, and Jiangyin areas). These people basically retained the characteristics of Wuyue culture.

Hu Douzhou belonged to Hailing in the Sui Dynasty. Due to military needs during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Langshan became a military stronghold under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi of Zhejiang West Road, and Hu Douzhou became Changzhou of Zhejiang West Road. jurisdiction. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the warlords were separatist. Three generations of the Yao family (Yao Cunzhi, Yao Ting, and Yao Yanhong) from Wuxing (now Huzhou, Zhejiang) ruled Hu Douzhou (then called Jinghai) and Dongbu Prefecture for half a century. Their army and There are as many as 10,000 family members, most of whom are from Wuxing. At that time, southern culture was dominant.

In the third year of Xiande of the Later Zhou Dynasty (956 AD), the Zhou army conquered Huainan and took the area north of the Yangtze River in the Southern Tang Dynasty. The town of Jinghaidu was promoted to Jinghaihai, which belonged to Yangzhou. Soon it was changed to Tongzhou and two counties, Jinghai and Haimen, were established. , because Jinghai Island was connected to the mainland and was transferred to the jurisdiction of Hailing County, the interactions between Jinghai people and residents of Rugao and other places became increasingly frequent. At the same time, a large number of Hailing people traveled between the two places or settled down.

By the early Yuan Dynasty, prisoners from the north were exiled to Tongzhou, and the influence of southern culture seemed to be gradually weakening. However, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng launched an army in the south of the Yangtze River, and in the early years of the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the rebellion of the Yan army caused a large number of residents from the south of the Yangtze River to immigrate to Rugao. During the Opium War and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, many merchants and craftsmen from the south of the Yangtze River came to Rugao to settle down. Rugao was a county under the jurisdiction of Tongzhou in 1724.

Haimen Island, formed by Dongbuzhou, was also a place where prisoners were exiled. The exiles also came from the Changzhou area. Due to the cultural isolation caused by the connection with Jinghai County after more than 130 years, Haimen People have always maintained the characteristics of Wu culture. By the early Ming Dynasty, some people from the south of the Yangtze River who had supported Zhang Shicheng were punished and forced to move to the Lvsi Port area. They gathered at Bairu Port in Changshu and crossed the river to Lvsi. This is what the people call "Bairu Ding Ding". ". They also retained the customs and customs of Jiangnan culture, and the influence of southern culture has almost always continued.