《番汉合时掌中珠》(以下简称《掌中珠》)所反映的西夏语音系的全浊声母应该是一种什么音貌 ?是普通意义上的浊声母 ,还是带有鼻音因素 ,即习惯上称之为“鼻冠音”的浊声母 ?有关这个问题的争论起源于《掌中珠》中有一批用“尼×”等汉文复字注音的西夏字。例如 :(行业 ) ,汉文 “Hanzhongzhezhuzhuzhu” (hereinafter referred to as “palm beads”), the total voiced initials of Xixia phonetic system should be what kind of appearance? Is the ordinary sense of voiced initials, or with nasal factors, that habit Known as the “nasal crown sound” of voiced initials? The controversy on this issue originated in the “palm” with a number of “nixi” and other Chinese compound phonetic Xixia characters. For example: (industry), Chinese