段王学术风格略论

A Brief Discussion of Duan-Wang Academic Style

清代朴学是中国古代学术的顶峰,段玉裁与王念孙父子是乾嘉时期最有代表性的学者。学术界段王并称,其实段王的学术风格是不同的,段王代表了两种不同的学术风格。尽管段王治学风格有异,但都与现代语言学息息相通。乾嘉以来,朴学形成了大处着眼、小处入手的学术传统。这种务实求真的学风一直是学术界的主流风格。

Philology in the Qing Dynasty was the peak of ancient Chinese scholarship.Duan Yucai,Wang Niansun and Wang’s son were the most representative scholars in the periods of Emperor Qianlong and Jiaqing.Despite the fact that Duan and Wang were regarded as two related figures in academic field,they had distinctive academic styles and represented different academic schools.Nonetheless,their academic styles are interlinked with modern linguistics.Since the Qian-Jia times,in philology,the academic tradition of‘viewing the big picture while handling the details’has been formed.The academic style of‘pursuing the truth and being practical’,has always been the mainstream of Chinese academia.