汉字简化与文化传承探讨需要澄清的几个问题

Considerations on Simplification of Chinese Characters and Cultural Inheritance

近年来,有关汉字简化的一些问题,成为两岸社会公众关注的热点之一。围绕汉字简化与中华文化传承问题、是否恢复繁体字问题、正体字与俗体字问题"、识正书简"与"识繁用简"等问题,社会上的相关论争时有出现,不少相关方面的基本问题需要进一步做必要的澄明与厘清。其中,汉字简化是否会因此而造成中华文化传承断裂问题,是上述系列相关问题论争的焦点、核心与关键。这一基本问题的进一步澄明与厘清,对于我们进一步科学地理解、把握文字发展的基本规律与态势、加深对有关现行汉字若干问题的理解、增强全社会的汉字科学意识,树立正确的文字观以指导社会的文字应用实践等,无疑具有十分积极的意义。

In recent years,some issues concerning the simplification of Chinese characters have become one of the hot topics of public concern on both sides of the straits. There have been frequent debates in the society about the simplification of Chinese characters and the inheritance of Chinese culture,whether to restore traditional Chinese characters,proper Chinese characters and common Chinese characters,and how to read and use simplified Chinese characters. Among them,whether the simplification of Chinese characters will result in the rupture of Chinese cultural inheritance is the focus,core and key of the above series of related issues. Further clear and clarify the basic problems, for our further scientific understanding and grasp the basic rule and trend of development,deepen the understanding of some issues related to the current Chinese characters,strengthen the consciousness of the Chinese science of the whole society,the text set up the correct concept to guide the social text application practice,no doubt is of positive significance.