一以贯之的神话——“N级编码系统理论”的评述与思考

The Consistency of Mythology——The Commentary and Reflection on “N-Level Coding Systematic Theory”

"N级编码系统理论"是叶舒宪教授继"四重证据法"和"大、小传统"之后的又一理论创新,其以派生关系的大小为线索,将"无文字时代的文物与图像"、"文字"、"古代经典"……"当代创作"等若干级文化编码串联在一起,形成一个理论系统。而贯穿于各级编码之间的主脉,是他一直以来的研究重心——神话原型。此理论突出强调了文化大传统视野之下的考古实物及其图像的奠基性符号编码意义。同时,此理论体系也能为当代的文学创作和文化生产提供一定的指导与启发。文章在梳理这个理论系统脉络的同时,还对之提出另一种可能的排列和理解方式。

N--level coding system theory is another theoretic innovation of Professor Ye Shuxian after his＂quadruple evidence method＂and＂great tradition and little tradition＂. By taking the sizes of the derived relationship as clues,it forms a a theoretical system by connecting to- gether＂the cultural relics and images of the preliterate era＂,＂characters＂,＂ancient classics＂＂＂ ＂contemporary creation＂and other level cultural coding. And the main vein between levels of coding is the mythological prototype his studying focus all the times. This theory highlights the significance of archaeological objects and of image groundbreaking symbolic coding from the perspective of great cultural tradition. Meanwhile, this theoretical system also provides some guidance and inspiration for contemporary literature and cultural production. The article on one hand is to comb the content of the theory,and on the other hand,to suggests another possible permutations and understanding for it.