清水江文书之地名学价值探析

Study on the Value of Toponymy in Qingshuijiang Documents

清水江文书由于存世数量大,地名的书写上亦有一定规律或特点,可谓潜藏着十分丰富的地名资源。与传统资料方志、地名志、县志等相比,清水江文书在区域地名研究中的作用和价值尤为突显。其地名学价值主要有三:一是地名资源丰富,特色鲜明;二是有助于探寻地名之历史流变;三是有助于历史地名之考证。

Because of the large number of Qingshuijiang documents,there are certain rules or characteristics in the writing of place names,which can be said to contain abundant place names resources.Compared with the traditional local chronicles,toponyms and county chronicles,the Qingshuijiang documents play a more important role in the study of regional toponyms.Its Toponymic value mainly includes three aspects:first,the rich resources and distinctive characteristics of place names;second,it is helpful to explore the historical evolution of place names;and third,it is helpful to the textual research of historical place names.