国语、汉字、国语文讨论的再思考

Rethinking of the Discussion on Mandarin,Chinese Characters,and Chinese Language

随着中西交流增多和西学渐进,汉语在现代性表达方面面临着越来越多的难题。新文化运动前后,诸多学人围绕国语、汉字、国语文对汉语的表达问题进行了长期的摸索和争论。他们的探究不仅成为汉字改革的重要推力,同时也在文章与词语书写的改造中丰富着新文化运动的内涵和文化意识。从一个民族的发展史来看,语言文字是不断变化的系统,但也有其内在的规定性。鲁迅、钱玄同那代人思考汉字与汉语的表现力,是从变化的需要提出来的。因为是探索性的讨论与实践,成就与偏差都有,一些基本的观点成为后来学界不能不面对的话题。母语的变化与发展,是靠历史的积淀方能实践的。回首来看,学人们对汉语表达的探究不仅有其历史必然性,更有其意义和价值。

Many researchers studied and debated about the expression issues in Mandarin,Chinese characters and Chinese language during the time of the New Culture Movement.These explorations have not only become a great impetus for the reform of Chinese characters,but also enriched the connotation and cultural awareness of the New Culture Movement in the transformation of articles and words writing.From the perspective of the history of a nation,language and words is a changing system but also follow their internal prescriptive nature.But more importantly,they are the products of cultural accretion throughout history.