论《方言笺疏》中的“古同声”

Study on the Same Initial Consonant in Ancient Time in Fangyanjianshu

清代钱绎《方言笺疏》中的“古同声”是用来沟通两个或两个以上被训词音义关系的声训法。“古同声”具体表述形式大同小异 ,但其涵义基本一致。大多数“古同声”具有比较近的语音关系。这说明钱氏运用“因声求义”这一理论武器进行训诂实践 ,已经达到了一定的水平。

The same initial consonant in ancient time in Fangyanjianshu by Qianyi of Qing Dynasty is a way to explain by pronunciation the relationship between two or more words in different terms with the same meaning. Most of them (about 89%) have similar or same pronunciation. It shows that Qianyi has reached up to a high level in the practice of explaining meaning by pronunciation and inferring from the context.