Study on the Combined-Syllable Words of Xiuwu Dialect

Xiuwu has a unique regional culture because of its special geographical position, and has formed a unique regional dialect. Through the detailed description of the phenomenon of syllable contraction in Xiuwu dialect, this paper enables people to correctly understand the combined-syllable words in Xiuwu dialect and its important role. Based on the classification criteria of different parts of speech, this paper sorts out the combined-syllable words in Xiuwu dialect, and holds that there are roughly two types of combined-syllabic words: one is owning pronunciation and characters; the other is owning pronunciation without characters.