先秦时期语言学思想检视

An Investigative View of the Theory of Pre-Qin Linguistics

中国古代没有现代意义上的语言学,秦以前也很少有专门研究语言问题的论文和著作。但在先秦存世文献中,并不缺乏对语言现象的认识和对语言问题的思考。这些以特殊方式留存的语言学思想,涉及语言习得、语言运用、语言功能、语言起源、语义生成和训释、语用原则和言语规范等多方面内容,重新认识并发掘这一思想宝库,并对其中的语言学思想进行阐释,一方面体现为我们对传统思想文化的继承,另一方面,也体现为在现代条件下对现代语言学理论的补订和反思。

There was no linguistics in a modem sense in ancient China. Prior to the Qin Dynasty few papers and works had been contributed specially for language study. However, the remaining pre-Qin records didn＇ t lack considerations and perceptions of language phenomena. These remaining linguistic ideas in special forms concern language acquisition, language use, language function, origin of language, semantic generation and exegesis, pragmatic principles, speech norm and whatever. A re-cognition and re-exploration of this theoretical treasure house to interpret linguistic theories in it will embody our succession of traditional ideology and culture and our efforts for compensation for and reflection on modern linguistic theory.