文献研究中语言学方法的限度

Limits of linguistics methods in literature study

学术研究中,语言学方法常常用于文献的断代研究,但是,这一方法是具有一定限度的。若干失误往往表现在方法论的预设,凡是某一时代文献没有记载的语汇就不属于该时代;且在语汇的时间层次、语言使用的差异性、语法的时间层次上皆有一定的盲区。认识这一现象,有助于我们在使用上述方法进行学术研究时确定其存在的限度。

Linguistic methods are often used in the periodic research on literature, but this method has certain limits. Mistakes in the methodology are often shown in the preset that vocabulary unrecorded in documents of a certain age does not belong to this age, other myths are also found concerning the time for vocabulary and grammar, and language use differences. Awareness of the limits of linguistic methods will help us properly employ them in academic research.