This paper dissents from the reconstruction by Norman(1973 & 2000)of softened initials inProto-Min,and offers a new explanation to the relevant data in Northern Min Dialects.

This paper makes a study of its various alleged origins and relevent stuff in South Fujian dialect and concludes that the iron coin minting in Fujian is most probably its origin.

By descriping and analysing all evolutions of“著”in actor′s lines of South Fujian dialect during Ming and Qing dynasties and in contempory spoken language of South Fujian dialect in cluding following evalutions in form and.

As one of important dialects in Chinese language,South Fujian dialect had obtained enormous achievements in the past 200 years.

The Puxian dialect is a branch of the Min dialect.

After an exhaustive inquiry into the initial consonants of beixiezi, the author argues that many of the change of xieyin reflected the phonological reality of the Min dialect in the Song Dynasty, and this finding has been proved by language material and literature used in the Song Dynasty and verified by contemporary .

Studying language origin is an important stage during the research of the relative words between Min dialect phonology and Tai—Kadai languages.

Some phonetic phenomena of Chinese used commonly in Fujian Province in the Song Dynasty, the Common Chinese and the Min Dialect included, can be found out.

Compared with the two different sayings of Minnan culture in these days such as the regional culture and the Minnan dialect culture,the third viewpoint is that the clan culture or the ethnic group culture can explain relevantly the intension and extension of Minnan culture by making full use of the ethnic group theory,which displays unique human interest and culture personality of Minnan .

Some students who speak Minnan dialect have many difficulties in learning and speaking English due to the influence of the pronunciation of Minnan dialect.