原始语根视角下的英汉音义联想及对比研究——“Papa”和“爸爸”

A Comparative Study of Chinese-English Phonosemantic Association from the Perspective of the Proto-speech Roots Hypothesis——“Papa”and“爸爸”

原始语根假说是马秉义教授近30年来英汉对比研究工作的最重要成果.语言符号的本质是理据性的,而非任意性的.原始语根是从最原始的拟声词中挑选出来的,应是一切语言的语根.对全世界的语言音义研究工作来说,原始语根假说都是具有启示作用的.对于英汉两种语言中存在的音义象似性现象,可以用原始语根假说理论为指导进行对比联想研究.

The Proto -speech Roots Hypothesis is the most important results of Professor Ma Bingyi＇ s 30 -years＇ English - Chinese comparative study. Language is motivational, hut not arbitrary. The proto - speech roots are selected from the most primitive onomatopoeic words, so they should be the roots of all languages. The Proto - speech Roots Hypothesis is highly revelatory, whether in English or in Chinese, or even for the phonosemantie study of the whole world. The phenomena of English - Chinese phonosemantic association which could he guided by the Proto -speech Roots Hypothesis can be carried out in a comparative associating study.