中古诗文用韵考研究方法的进展

The Advances of Methods for Researching Rhyme Classifications of Poems and Riming Compositions in Middle Chinese

利用古代诗文用韵来研究古代韵类的情况是音韵学文献考古研究方法之一。自上世纪三十年代于安澜、王力、罗常培系统地利用诗文用韵材料研究中古语音以来,诗文用韵考已经取得大量成果,这些成果在选取材料、记录韵字和归纳韵部、探讨韵以外的规律、所运用的统计方法等方面有许多值得总结的经验。近年来,在数据库和用韵考分析软件开发方面的工作也已经取得进展,并展示了大有作为的研究前景。

Studing ancient rhyme classifications in poems and riming compositions is one of the archaeological method using ancient literature in Chinese historical phonology. Since the 1930＇s YU An-lan（于安澜）, WANG Li（王力）and LUO Chang-pei（罗常培） studied middle Chinese phonology by systematically analyzing the rime material, plenteous results has already been made. We have had much experience in aspects of choosing materials, recording rhyme words, concluding categories, discussing particular rules beyond the rhyme and using the approach of statistics, form which it to be worthy of drawing conclusions. In recent years, the work in rhyming database and the software used in analyzing poetic rhyme has also developed, and has opened up a great vista of research.