“六书”与地名俗字的形成原理——以江浙地名为例

The Application of Liushu(六书)in the Coined Characters of Place Names——A Case Study in Jiangsu and Zhejiang

我国众多方言地名中俗字占比不少。这些地名俗字有的字形罕见,有的同形不同音义,给公众书写、交际带来不少障碍,也对地名研究提出了更高要求。本文在搜集当地方言口语用法基础上运用传统“六书”理论探究俗字的构造与形成,以理论联系实际为指导思想,研究、解释了江浙地区几十个地名俗字的含义和造字理据,突破了以往志书多通过传说、故事等民间文学角度阐释地名俗字、俗词来源的局限。

There are many coined characters in the place names of dialects,which have rare forms or homonymy.On the basis of collecting the oral usage of dialects,this article uses the tradi tional Liushu(六书)theory to explore the structure and formation of coined characters.Guided by the idea of integrating theory with practice,it studies and explains the meanings and motivations of dozens of place names in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.