Statistical Analysis for the Combination Ability of Initials and Finals of Chinese Commonly used Characters' Syllable

摘要

This paper from the perspective of phonology, using the fundamental theories of phonemics, phonetics and statistics to describe the phonological system of commonly used Chinese characters. Namely to concrete research the combination ability of initials and finals in the phonological system of 2500 commonly used Chinese characters, including 3 aspects statistics and analysis of the frequency distribution of initials and finals, the combination frequency of different initial types and finals of 4 kinds of pronunciation mouth classification, and the combination frequency of different initial types with different final structure types. Through the research some resulted have gained that: 1) the frequency distribution of initials and finals in 2500 commonly used Chinese characters is highly concentrated;2)the collocation ability of the pursed-mouths in finals of 4 kinds of pronunciation mouth classification with all kinds of initials is weak;3) the combination ability of zero initial, palatal, affricate, simple vowels and nasal finals is strongest. This paper provides data and certain reference value for the further study on phonological system of commonly used Chinese characters.