从中古石刻文献看“段”的量词属性及其演变

Research on the Quantifier ＂Duan（段）＂ and its Evolution in Stone Inscriptions in the Middle Ancient Times

通过考察石刻文献,可知＂段＂在中古时期兼具个体量词和度量衡量词的属性。而其度量衡量词的属性,正是＂缎＂字产生的源头。随着绢帛承担的货币功能的丧失,加上语言表达精确化的要求,其度量衡量词的属性最终消失,仅剩下个体量词的属性,一直沿用至今。

Through the investigation of the stone inscriptions,we can find ＂duan（段） ＂ has the property of both individual quantifier and system unit quantifier in the middle ancient times.The latter is the basic source of the word ＂duan（缎） ＂.As the silk had ceased functioning as a currency,and language expression requires precision,system unit quantifier ＂duan＂ eventually disappeared.However, ＂duan＂ remains the property of individual quantifier today.