韻書名義、體式、類型及特徵

Research on the Names and Meanings,Styles,Categories and Characteristics of Chinese Rhyme Books

漢語韻書史歷時1700餘年之久,前賢編纂的韻書難以計數。韻書體式數易,類型多樣,傳承關係複雜。筆者累年爬羅剔抉,甄别考校,事泝其原,理覈其事,對韻書名義、體式、類型、特徵進行了專題考察。藉此將韻書概括爲三種基本體式、五種衍生變體,劃分爲七大類型二十小類,並歸納出各類型的基本特徵。

Chinese rhyme books have a history of more than 1700 years.Countless rhyme books compiled by scholars of the past dynasties.Along with the compilation of these innumerable rhyme books,the styles were constantly changing,and many types have appeared.The inheritance relationships among them are also complicated.After years of extensive research and careful selection,the historical materials related to Chinese rhyme books are traced,sorted and verified by author.Based on these works,the names and meanings,styles,types and characteristics of rhyme books have combed and investigated.In this article,Chinese rhyme books are summarized into three main styles and five derivative styles,divided into seven major categories and twenty subcategories,and their basic characteristics are also described.