Abstract:
The word "jiu就" is often pronounced as "dou斗təu
51" in the current dialect of Shangcheng county. Based on field research, it was found that the original form of "dou斗təu
51" in Shangcheng dialect is "jiu就" and is also a modern relic of this dialect's literary and colloquial reading. The ancient pronunciation and its evolutionary observation of "jiu就" and "dou斗təu
51" along with the comparative meaning and corresponding connection of textual research on Putonghua "jiu就" and Shangcheng dialect "dou斗təu
51" in various contemporary contexts can further confirm that "jiu就" is the original form of "dou斗təu
51".