A Comparative Study of Pronunciation and Vocabulary of Jimmi Dialect

As a local dialect in eastern Guangdong,Haifeng's Jimmi dialect doesn't belong to Minnan dialect or Hakka,and is, somehow different from Cantonese.Speaking of pronunciation,Jimmi dialect preserves much of the Cantonese,and mixes a little bit with Hakka pronunciation and Minnan dialect.If combined with the studies of vocabulary system it seems complicated.Jimmi dialect can help understand the evolution of Chinese dialects and the varieties between them.This thesis has carried out a survey and made a comparison between Haifeng's Jimmi dialect and Huidong's Jimmi dialect,and the similarities and the diversities among Jimmi dialect. Minnan dialect,Hakka and Cantonese on the level of pronunciation and rocabulary.