轻声是个字调问题,轻读是个语调问题,这是两个不同的概念。《轻声的作用》一文(见《语文学习》80年第7期)把二者混为一谈,我认为欠妥当,这里略作说明。通常所说的轻声,是普通话里一种字调变读现象。例如,“子”原是上声,而在“本子”“桌子”“褂子”等词里,它失去了原来的声调,读成较轻较短的调子,这就是 Whisper is a tonal question, flirting is a tonal question, which is two different concepts. “The role of soft voice” (see “language learning” 80, No. 7) to put the two confused, I think improper, here a little description. Commonly referred to as soft-spoken, is a kind of tonal variation in Mandarin. For example, “child ” was originally on the sound, and in the words “ nostalgia ” “table ” “gown ” it lost its original tone and was read as lighter, shorter, That’s it