Study On Part Of Speech Of "伐" In Shang Oracle Bone Sacrificial Inscriptions

The reason that the study of Part of Speech of "伐" in Shang Oracle bone sacrificial inscriptions is because the shape of "伐" can be both of the meaning "person being cut head" and "cutting person's head". And in the real sacrificial inscriptions "伐" can be located both in the place of noun and verb. Judging the Part of Speech of "伐" only according to the usual standard will be very difficult. Many researchers explored from the point of view of "伐" to be noun or verb and got some valuable results and researching methods. While it's not enough to judge the Part of Speech in some inscriptions if lacking the systematic research on the conjunction structure of "伐" with the other sacrificial verbs. The truth that "伐" exist in the sacrificial inscriptions largely and in the form of conjunction with sacrificial verbs broadly make it very significant solving Part of Speech of "伐": not only judging the Part of Speech of single word but also understanding the form of conjunction with sacrificial verbs; doing good to read and use a plenty of oracle bone inscription, thereby the research on phrasing of oracle bone inscriptions and Shang sacrifice could be carried out successfully; At the same time the special place "伐" being in the inscriptions makes the study on it not be function analysis on single word but on a plenty of conjunction forms.The characteristic of researched object decides the method of researching. The special existence mode of "伐" in the inscriptions decides that the study should be focus on the condition of conjunction of "伐" with sacrificial verbs while not only on the single word; The phenomena that "伐" to be in the end place when conjunctive with other verbs decides that the study should be carried out in the systematic research using the TongCi, DuiZhen and TongBan while not only in the single inscription; The characteristic of "伐" to be a noun or verb in inscriptions decides that the study should set up comparing with a noun and verb in same words structure while not only comparing with a noun and verb in the usage.Therefore, in the chapter three this paper researches the various conjunctive forms with sacrificial verbs, mainly twelve conjunctive forms. The researching results are: firstly, the "刏伐", "冊伐", "卯伐", "宜伐", "酒宜伐" and"酒久歲伐" are all verb-object structure and all the word "伐" are the noun; secondly, only in the "又伐", "又久伐", "酒久伐" forms...