古代涉“树根”义名词历时考察

A Diachronic Study on the Nouns Containing the Meaning of “Root”in Ancient Time

汉语涉"树木"词汇较为丰富,其中仅涉"树根"义名词就不少。这些词语主要由单音词和双音词构成,其中双音词占绝大部分。由于受到语言表达精确性和经济性等作用,古代涉"树根"义名词一直处于一个发展与更替的不断变化的动态系统之中。经过发展与淘汰,到现代汉语中,"树根"已取代其他词语成为普通话中表"树根"义的最主要词语。

There are many words in Chinese that contain the meaning of ＂tree＂, and among these words, many contain the meaning of ＂root＂. These words are made up of monosyllabic words and double - syllabic words, and the double - syllabic words dominant in number. Due to the requirement of accuracy and economy of expression and so on, nouns containing the meaning of ＂root＂ have been in a dynamic system of development and replacement. In modem Chinese, after the ebbtide, the word ＂root＂ has stayed as the noun that essentially contains the meaning of ＂root＂ in mandarin.