从王力《中国语言学史》看语言学史的分期问题

Periodization of Chinese Linguistics History: A Perspective of Chinese Linguistics History Written by Wang Li

王力先生的《中国语言学史》全面系统地总结了先秦至新中国成立前汉语研究的历史,是中国语言学史的开山之作。整体来看,这本书内容宏富,史论结合,实事求是,为语言学史勾画了一个清晰的轮廓。关于中国语言学史的分期,王力先生分为两个阶段四个时期,但有学者指出该书分期不明、历史年限不清楚。此后出现的语言学史著作在分期问题上各持己见,众说纷纭。本文在前人研究的基础上,梳理各家关于语言学史分期的探讨,并提出在语言学史分期中需要注意的问题。

Wang Li comprehensively and systematically summarized the history of Chinese language study from the Pre-Qin period to the founding of New China in Chinese Linguistics History, which is the groundbreaking book on Chinese linguistics history. In the book, he outlined the Chinese linguistics history with rich content as well as combination of history and discussion. Wang Li divided the history of Chinese linguistics into two stages with four periods, though some scholars pointed out that there were unclear periodization and time.In this study, the previous studies are analyzed and some problems need to be noticed in dividing the stages of linguistics history are put forward.