语言记忆与文化阐释:汉镜铭文吉祥语的词语结构探析

Language Memory and Cultural Interpretation: The Exploration of Lexical Structure of Auspicious Language in Bronze Mirror Inscriptions in the Han Dynasty

吉祥文化作为中国传统文化的重要组成部分,是大众趋吉心理的集中体现。吉祥文化具有强烈的主观色彩,需用特定的手法加以表现。出土的汉镜铭文吉祥语作为表现手法之一,不仅数量众多,在内容和形式上也具有意蕴丰富和体式多样的特点:内容上,主要包含长寿、安乐吉祥、富贵、家和国昌、子孙蕃昌五类;形式上,有由词、短语、句子充当的三类吉祥语。汉镜铭文吉祥语不仅继承了先秦时期的吉语词汇,且内容和形式更加丰富,体现出鲜明的儒家文化和道家求仙文化的原始色彩。

As an important component of traditional Chinese culture, auspicious culture is the epitome of the mass psyche of seeking auspiciousness, has strong subjective features, and needs special methods for expression.The unearthed bronze mirror inscriptions in the Han Dynasty, as a form of the very expression, are abundant, profound in terms of contents and forms, and have various styles.In terms of contents, there are five types of longevity, comfort and auspiciousness, wealth, family harmony and national prosperity, and thriving descendants.In terms of forms, the auspicious language is in words, phrases, and sentences.The auspicious language has not only inherited auspicious words in pre-Qin times, but also become more abundant in contents and forms, embodying striking primitive features of Confucian culture and Taoist culture of pursuing immortality.