“音声人”始见于唐代,学术界对这一问题已有所讨论,但笔者认为对音声人的缘起及其发展变化仍有进一步探讨的必要。本文认为音声人是中古时期的依附民阶层向自由民变化过程中所出现的一种过渡性称呼,这一过程完成后,唐末五代以至宋,音声人的使用便渐淡出。 “Voice people ” began in the Tang Dynasty, the academic community has discussed this issue, but I think the origin of voice people and its development and changes are still necessary to further explore. This paper argues that the voice people are the transitional appellations appearing in the process of the attachment of the dependency class to the free people in the middle ages. After the process is completed, the use of voice people will be fading out from the late Tang, the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty.