志体“横排纵述”论

On the Local Records Style of "Horizontal Arrangement and Vertical Narration"

横排纵述体例适应地方志内容表达的需要,是地方志的核心体例特征及主要形式。横排体例几乎与地方志的出现同步,并随着地方志的发展而发展,至新时期首轮修志时趋于成熟,纵述体例则经历了从个别到普遍、从局部到全局、从不自觉到自觉的过程。横排纵述体例,因横利于保其"全"、纵利于存其"史",而适合于"全史"类文本的编纂,可以为"全史"类文本的编纂提供思路、规则和方法。

The style of horizontal arrangement and vertical narration suits the need of local records content expression.It is the core stylistic feature and main form of local records.The style of horizontal arrangement almost appeared at the same time when local records appeared,developed along with the development of local records,and grew to its maturity during the first round of local records compilation in our age.The style of vertical narration experienced the process of growing from an individual case to popularity,from a part to the whole,and from unconsciousness to consciousness.The style of horizontal arrangement and vertical narration,because of the fact that horizontal arrangement is useful in maintaining the 'whole',and vertical narration is useful in saving the 'history',is suitable for the compilation of 'complete history' type of texts.It can provide thoughts,rules,and methods for the compilation of such texts.