地名所反映的多民族交往交流交融史——新疆多种语地名语义考

A Research on Xinjiang Toponymy from the Prospective of Multi-Ethnic Communication,Association and Ethnical Blending

西域地名语言背景是多方面的,许多地名的来源涉及吐火罗语、汉语、蒙古语、维吾尔语、粟特语、塞语、梵语、波斯语、伊朗语、藏语等多种语言。目前学术界对于地名与西域历史之间的关系已经有了一些论述,但鲜有专门以特殊地名为视角的论述出现。现以此为视角,通过田野调查、文献研究等方式,分析研究新疆地名所反映的多民族交往交流交融的一个侧面。文章认为,新疆地名的横向和纵向结构中不仅能反映出多民族交往交流交融史的历史依据和普遍性背景,而且还能以此为研究切入点,为深入挖掘地名所蕴含的中华文化符号提供新的研究启示。

The Research of historical place names of Xinjiang in Qing dynasty sources has the vital significance to demonstrate the formation of the Chinese Diverse Integral Structure.The essay mainly deals with the etymology,origin and meaning of the place names in Xinjiang.From linguistic and etymological point of view,it is a known fact that many place names in Xinjiang are originated from different languages like Chinese,Uyghur,Tocharian,Sakan,Mongolian,Sanskrit,Kazakh,Kirghiz,Persian and Arabic which are the result of longterm cultural communication,association and ethnical blending.At present,there have been some discussions on the relationship between place names and the history of the Western Regions in the academic circle,but there are few special discussions from the perspective of special place names.Given this,this paper analyzes and studies one aspect of multi-ethnic communication and integration reflected by Xinjiang place names,with the help of field research,literature research and other ways.We think that the mosaic being of the Xinjiang place names becomes a prime source for the study of the historical background of the Chinese Diverse Integral Structure and provides an insight into Chinese cultural symbols from time and space.