辽朝官方通用语言文字探略

On the Official Language and Characters of the Liao Dynasty

辽朝官方通用语言文字包括汉文与民族语言两类,其中又以汉文的使用最为广泛。汉字在辽朝的流行,为辽朝境内不同民族了解、吸收汉文化创造了便利条件,更是极大提升了辽朝整体的文化水平,对辽朝政治、经济和文化都产生了深远影响。从本质上讲,汉字、汉语在辽朝的流行,也体现了辽朝民众的汉文化认同心理,对辽朝境内不同民族起到了重要的凝聚作用。

The official languages of the Liao Dynasty included Chinese and national languages,of which Chinese was the most widely used.The prevalence of Chinese characters in the Liao Dynasty created convenient conditions for different ethnic groups in the Liao Dynasty to understand and absorb Han culture,greatly improved the overall cultural level of the Liao Dynasty,and had a profound impact on the politics,economy and culture of the Liao Dynasty.In essence,the popularity of Chinese characters and Chinese in the Liao Dynasty also reflected the people’s identification with Han culture in the Liao Dynasty,which played an important role in uniting different ethnic groups in the Liao Dynasty.