A Preliminary Work on the Compilation of the Disyllable Vocabulary Lists of Hakka Dialect Speech Audiometry in Huizhou District / 听力学及言语疾病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compile the basic disyllable vocabulary lists of the Hakka dialect speech in the Huizhou region,and basic materials for speech evaluation,according to requirement of speech audiometry and Hakka dialect phonology.Methods Based on the distribution of deaf patients and subareas of Hakka dialect in Guang dong Province,the Meihui dialect was selected as the major target.Meanwhile,several relevant pieces of literature,dictionaries and local chronicles were also studied as the reference in the process.Results A set of disyllable vocabulary,consisting of 5 lists,were compiled.Each list was made up of 40 words,and divided according to the principle of balance,high frequency and universality.The words in the lists were frequently used by local citizens(retelling rate＞91％).An analysis showed that there were strong correlations between each other.However,they were not equivalent,and could not be replaced by each other.Conclusion The compiled vocabulary lists are primarily verified to be suitable for Hakka citizen in the Huizhou region.Further adjustments,revision and research on their equivalence are also required.