东北地区“江”名的历史由来考

A Survey of the Historical Origins of the Place Name of “Jiang” in the Northeastern Region

东北地区的"江"并非当地汉语自身发展的结果,而是东北地区历史、文化、社会、政治等多个因素不断交织的产物。历史资料表明,高句丽、新罗首先在中国东北地区、朝鲜半岛使用了"江",后来的渤海,从高句丽继承了"江",并将其推而广之,使得"江"在东北地区的分布格局初具规模。后经几番"江""河"拉锯战,形成了今天的局面。当然,在东北地区"江"的形成过程中,汉字的使用也起到了不可忽视的作用。

“Jiang”in the northeastern region is not the result of development of local Han Chinese language itself,but the product of integration of various elements such as history,culture,society,and politics in the northeastern region.Historical references show that Goguryeo and Silla first used“jiang”in the Chinese northeastern region and Korean peninsula.Bohai later on inherited“jiang”from Goguryeo,promoted its usage,and made up its initial distribution pattern in the northeastern region.After several rounds of seesaw battle between“jiang”and“he”,the current situation took shape.Of course,during the shaping process of“jiang”in the northeastern region,the usage of Han Chinese characters also played a role that can not be neglected.