“文有定法”与“文无定法”:中国文法理论的辩证思维

Fixed Rules Governing Literary Writing or No Rules? Dialectic Thinking on Chinese Grammar Theory

中国古代文法理论对"文有定法"与"文无定法"的论述,体现了中国文法理论的辩证性。"文有定法"要求文章写作应遵从一定的法度规范,不守"法"无以成文;"文无定法"说明文法是"活"的而不是"死"的,在守"法"的同时,要有创新性,不能固守成法。

What ancient Chinese grammar theories disputed about over whether there were certain rules governing literary writing reflected the dialectic nature of ancient Chinese grammar theories.Those who held that there must be fixed rules governing literary writing insisted that the composition of articles should strictly follow certain rules and criteria,without which the formation of an article is barely possible.Those who thought that there were no fixed rules at all governing literary creations insisted that all rules are dynamic rather than static,which requires flexibility and innovation in applying such rules while complying with them instead of clinging unduly to pedantic details or rules.