Research on the phonological documents in the Edo period

本文研究的主要对象是江户时代早期，尤其是17世纪人们对其发音产生兴趣的原因。我们必须讨论的最重要的问题之一是Gozyu-on-zu的作用，Gozyu-on-zu是按辅音和元音的系统顺序排列每个假名的假名音节表。这个表格有助于理解假名拼写和他们通常的发音之间的关系。由于几次音变的结果，后者在大量词汇上偏离了前者。使用有序的假名表很容易对它们之间的差距进行全面的分类。我们在一些以传统风格进行朗诵的指导书中发现了假名表，这部分源于较古老的发音。当表演者想要有效地学习读假名的传统时，使用假名桌是很方便的。它表明，卡纳表至少已经在知识分子中传播开来。此外，假名表的这种作用有助于一些文献作者对音变本身进行反思。此外，为了了解当时的音变，我们还需要对中日语音形式进行进一步的考察。

The main target of this research is the reason why the people were interested in their pronunciation in the early Edo period, especially the 17th century. One of the most important issues we have to discuss is the role of the Gozyu-on-zu, the table of kana syllabary that arranges each kana in the systematic order of consonants and vowels. This table facilitated understanding the relationship between kana spelling and their usual pronunciation. The latter deviated from the former in a large number of words as the results of several sound changes. Using the well-ordered kana table easily brings the comprehensive classification of the gaps between them.We find the kana table in a number of the instruction books on the Noh recitation that was performed in a kind of traditional style which partly originates from older pronunciation. It was convenient to use the kana table when the performer wanted to learn the tradition of kana reading efficiently. It suggests that the kana table has already spread at least among the intellectuals. Furthermore, this role of the kana table helped some authors of documents to reflect on the sound changes itself.In addition, we need the further investigation into the Sino-Japanese phonological form in order to understand the sound changes in those days.