汉文化起源辨析:考古学历史语言学的观点

Analysis of the Origin of Han Culture in Archaeological and Historical Linguistic Perspective

在汉语史的研究中,有许多问题似乎都指向汉语的最初形成过程。近年来考古学的研究成果表明,华夏文明是一个多元混合而成的文明,汉语的形成也极有可能与此相类。夏商周不同源,其语言自然也不是同一种。但夏商周存在密切接触,其语言接触自然也存在。而周的来源还有北方胡狄成分。因此我们可以推想,汉语的形成曾是一个复杂的混合过程。

There are many issues that seem related to the initial formation process of the Chinese language in the study of Chinese history. The recent archaeological research shows that just as Chinese civilization is a pluralistic and mixed one, so can Chinese be very similar to it. Archaeology has confirmed that Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty originated differently and their respective languages were naturally different, too. However, the three dynasties had close relationship with each other, so their languages had natural links. And another notable fact is that Zhou Dynasty originated in part with Hudi tribe in North China. Therefore, we can draw the conclusion that the formation of Chinese is a complicated blending process.