《中华新字典》研究

A Review of The New Chinese Dictionary

《中华新字典》是民国初期一部注重实用性与时代性的辞书,是中国传统字书向现代语文字典、词典过渡的产物。该书在体例和内容上的革新,促进了语文辞书及外汉双语辞典的编纂及发展。然而在中国辞书史上却鲜有论及,其历史地位也尚未得到肯定。本文通过比较此前出版的《康熙字典》以及其后出版的《中华大字典》,旨在探讨分析该书的成就与不足,客观地评价其历史地位。

The New Chinese Dictionary is the first lexicographical work of the Republic of China with its practical valve and epochal character. It is a product which marks the transition from traditional wordbook to the modern Chinese dictionary. The innovation in style and content of this dictionary promotes the compilation and development of Chinese dictionaries and foreign languages and Chinese bilingual dictionary, bot few studies have been done so fax in China＇s lexicographical history and its historical position has not been established. In this paper, through the comparison of the previously published Kangxi Dix：tionary and subsequently published Chinese Big Dietionary, the author aims to explore the achievements and shortcomings of this dictionary and objectively evaluates the historical position of The New Chinese Dictionary.