异体字理论研究综论

Overview of Theoretical Study on Variant Forms of Chinese Characters

自新中国成立至今,异体字理论研究取得了很大的成就。但是在学界对于异体字的范围、定义、分类存在多种说法,甚至存在相悖的观点。文章着眼于异体字的定义、分类以及现存的一些尚未定论的问题,对异体字理论研究成果进行梳理,综合学界具有代表性的观点,分析其合理性和局限性,在此基础上得出综合性结论,并展现新中国成立至今七十多年来异体字理论研究的发展与嬗变。

Since the founding of People’s Republic of China,great achievements have been made on the theoretical study of the variant forms of Chinese characters.But there are some different even opposite views in the academia on the range,definition,and classification of the variant forms.Focusing on the definition,classification and the unsolved problem,this paper overviews the research achievements,collects various representative views and analyzes their rationality and limitations.On this basis,a comprehensive conclusion is reached,and the development and changes of the research during the past 70 years are presented.