“舟”字相关的中国古代船舶及行业名称文字考证

Lexical analysis for names of ships and shipping industries in ancient China related to word of "canoe"

结合语言学的基本理论,运用汉字的象形,从"舟"字推测中国古代船舶的形状、用途,以及航运业的从业人员、发展状况等,参照《说文解字》《水运技术词典》《现代汉语词典》,对中国古代船舶、航运业及其行业文字的发生、发展、分化、影响进行分析,对特殊行业专门语言和航运史的研究具有借鉴意义。

By means of linguistics and in terms of shapes of Chi-nese characters, the shapes and functions of ships, as well as professionals, developing status and so on of shipping industry in ancient China were predicted from the word of ＂canoe＂. With reference of Shuowen Jiezi, Dictionary of Shipping Industries,and Modern Chinese Dictionary, the ships and shipping industry,as well as the starting, developing, isolating, influencing of the jargons in ancient China were analyzed. The rules are applicable to other jargons and research of the history of shipping industry.