徽州契约文书的语言特色

Linguistic Features of the Contract Documents in Huizhou Area

徽州契约文书在语言的使用上有独特之处。在书写上常常以谐音字代替本字,书写多俗字。在词语的使用上也表现出强烈的时代特性,反映了契约的时代特征。徽州契约文书的语言同时体现了强烈的徽州地域特色,是徽州方言的真实记录。

The contract documents in Huizhou area have unique features in the words use.In writing,the homophonic characters are often used instead of the original ones,and also many popular characters are written.The use of words shows strong characteristics of the times,reflecting the times characteristics of the contracts.The written words of contract documents in Huizhou area also reflect strong regional characteristics of Huizhou,which is the true record of Huizhou dialect.