“亡”语义系统发展探析

An analysis on the Evolution of the Semantic System of “Wáng”( 亡)

“亡”的本义存在争议,经多方考证其本义应为“盲”的初文。古汉语中以“亡”的本义为基础形成了一个复杂的词义系统。“亡”的语义系统不断发生变化,引申义取代本义成为主要义项,假借义消失,亡也由独立运用的词变为构词语素。古今语义系统的变化主要由人类认知思维方式的变化、语言系统的自调整引起。

The original meaning of “Wáng”(亡)is controversial. Many textual researches prove that it be the original meaning of “Máng”(盲). In ancient Chinese, based on the original meaning of “Wáng”, a complex semantic system was formed. The semantic system of “Wáng” is constantly changing, and the extension of the original meaning becomes the main meaning. The false meaning disappears. The word “Wáng”(death) also changes from the word used independently to the morpheme.The changes in the ancient and modern semantic systems are mainly caused by the changes in the way human cognitive thinking changes and the self-adjustment of the language system.