Abstract
Based on the analysis of the historical and language facts related, this article points out that the TAI YU used in Taiwan today is a mixture of the Quanzhou accent and Zhangzhou accent which belong to the Southern Min dialect. It was brought to Taiwan by the Southern Min migrants during the dynasties of Ming and Qing, and it had been developed from the ancient Chinese of middle China, just like the other Chinese dialects. As for the language using in Fujian and Taiwan, both show the same characteristic that read sound and spoken sound exist side by side, and the Southern Min dialect and the Mandarin are used concurrently. This characteristic in language use has been formed after a history of many centuries. It conforms to the historical development and accords with the people’s actual demands, and thus is praiseworthy. As for the local language teaching of Taiwan today, although it can help preserve the local culture to some extent, it is a tremendous error when this specific dialect is deliberately extolled and strengthened for certain political motives.
| Keywords: | dialect; culture; local language teaching |
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