当代西方的中国语言学史研究

Contemporary Western Chinese Linguistics History Studies

本文评述了以R.H.Robins、Esa Itkonen和Goran Malmqvist三家为代表的中国语言学史著述。西方语言学史家基于自身的语言观,其关于中国语言学史的论述往往有独特的发现。这三家对中国语言学研究学术态度的变化也反映出了西方学者认识这一研究传统的历程。梳理当代西方的中国语言学史研究具有语言史、学术史的双重价值。

The article makes comments on the works on Chinese linguistic history written by R. H. Robins, Esa Itkonen and Goran Malmqvist. These western scholars usually have some unique findings because of their special point of view about Chinese linguistic history. And the change of three schol- ars＇ attitude to Chinese linguistic history reflects the process of western scholars understanding this research tradition. This research has the double value of the Chinese history of language and learning.