说“腿”

A Talk on "腿"(Legs)

从共时和历时的角度,对"腿"的语义场以及其词义发展脉络进行了静态和动态的分析,认为从语义场的角度说,"腿"包含"人腿"、"动物腿"、"器物腿"、"火腿"四个子语义场;从历史发展的角度看,则"股"、"胫"、"脚"等共14个词曾在历代典籍中有过"腿"义。

This paper carries out static and dynamic analysis of the semantic field of "腿"(legs) and the thread of its meaning development from synchronic and diachronic angles.In the light of the semantic field,"legs" include four sub-fields: "human legs","animal legs","implement legs" and "hams".From the perspective of historical development,there are fourteen words,such as "股"(thigh),"胫"(shin),"脚"(foot),etc.with the meaning of "腿"(leg) in the ancient books and records of the past dynasties.