唐代西域的多语状况

The Multi-lingual Situation in the Western Region during The Tang Dynasty

唐朝是继汉朝之后对西域语言文化产生过深刻影响的朝代,突厥、唐、吐蕃、大食等政治势力在西域角逐,当地原有的语言状况发生了剧烈变化,最终形成了以伊、西、庭三州,龟兹,疏勒,于阗为中心的多语局面。

The Tang Dynasty had a profound effect on the languages and cultures in the Western Region. The competition between the political forces such as Turks, Tang, Tubo and Arab Empire in the Western Regions incurred dramatical changes in the native language situation. Ultimately a multilingual status quo formed with Tri-State （Yi Zhou, Xi Zhou, Ting Zhou）, Qiuci, Shule and Yutian as the centers.