论先秦文献征引的自觉

On the Awareness of Literature Citation during the Pre-Qin Period

引言、引文是先秦时期文献征引的突出表现,在丰富的征引实践中,先秦文献在征引方式、征引意图、征引方法、征引范围等方面表现出了众多形式上的和内容上的特点。这些特点在不同时期、不同类型的文献中表现出了高度相似性。具体来看,征引方式是通过形式,征引意图、征引方法及征引范围则是通过内容呈现先秦文献征引的相似性。这种相似性是先秦文献征引的共同特性,它昭示着先秦时代人们的文献征引意识已经走上了自觉的路程。

Quotation and citation were the two most frequently used methods in literature citation during the Pre-Qin Period.In the abundant citation practice,a rich variety of features on the form and content appeared in the citation patterns,intentions,citation patterns and the ranges.These features exhibited a high degree of similarity in the citation of different types at different times.In specific,similarities in citation patterns were presented through the citation forms,while the similarities of the citation intention,citation ways and the range were presented through the content.These similarities are the common characteristics of the pre-Qin literature citation,which shows clearly that people in the Pre-Qin period have had the self-awareness in literatures citation.