《楚辞》中之楚语研究述略

A Review of the Study of Chu Language in Chuci

楚语,是楚辞文学作品最重要的特征之一,它和楚声、楚地、楚物共同形成了"楚辞属楚"的这一鲜明的地方特色,因而,研究楚辞中的楚语,是楚辞研究中的十分重要的课题。但楚辞中的楚语研究是四者中最薄弱的环节。东汉王逸及宋代洪兴祖为后代的"楚语"研究奠定了基础。此后,"楚语"研究长期停滞不前,直到20世纪初才出现了第一部研究《楚辞》中之"楚语"的专著。文章对二千年来楚辞中之楚语研究状况作一回顾,并以此怀念在这一研究领域作出重要贡献的历代学者。

Chu language,one of the most important features in literary works concerning Chuci,forms the distinctive locality of Chu together with the sound,place and objects of Chu.The study of Chu language is the weakest among the studies of Chuci.The research of Wang Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Hong Xingzu in the Song Dynasty formed a foundation of the study of Chu language,but after that,the study suspended for a long time until a masterpiece appeared at the beginning of the 20th century.This article gives a review of the study for 2000 years of Chu language in commemoration of the scholars who have make great achieve-ments in this research.