The diminutive of“r”(儿类)in Chinese dialects is rich in types and widely distributed.There are r-Tail and r-Suffixation in linguistic form.The diminutive of“r”is unbalanced in regional distribution,which is manifested in r-Tail in the South and r-Suffixation in the North.“Small quantity”is the most basic grammatical meaning of diminutive.Diminutive can not only represent the small quantity of things,but also indicate the lightness of act...
