The *-i-/*-ji- Distinction in the Old Chinese Reconstruction System of Li Fang-Kuei
李方桂先生的上古汉语里的 *-i-/*-ji- 对比
Zev Handel 韩哲夫

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This paper considers an important syllabic contrast, *-i- vs. *-ji-, in the Old Chinese reconstruction system of Li Fang-Kuei (1971). It is noted that revisions to Li’s system that have been proposed over the last three decades have eliminated this contrast in all but a few phonological environments. This raises the question of whether the contrast is tenable at all, and suggests that Li’s system should be further revised by eliminating the contrast altogether. Such a revision would force us to consider alternative views of the Old Chinese vowel system, and of the nature of Old Chinese medial *-j-, which have been topics of debate in the field in recent years.

本文探讨李方桂的上古汉语拟测里的重要音节对比 *-i-/*-ji-。文中指出，这几十年来因为有学者修订李氏的系统，这种对比只出现在少数音位环境了。据此，本文提出，*-i-/*-ji- 的对比应该完全取消。这样的修订就会涉及到一些最近引起了很多辩论的问题，包括上古汉语介音 *-j-性质的问题在内。

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Old Chinese 上古汉语 Historical phonology 历史音韵学 Li Fang-Kuei 李方桂 Medials 介音 Chongniu重纽 Dentilabialization 轻唇化

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