Brief On Literature Of "Linguistics" In Song Dynasty

Song dynasty is a stage of great consequence in development of Chinese linguistics: the achievement is prominent and valuable with considerable progress in Graphnomy, phonology, textual exegesis, yinyi and so on, not only covering all the studies into linguistics before, but also creating lots of new subjects: epigraphy, ancient phonology etc , and making great influences on afterward times especially Qing dynasty when there is a blossom in linguistics and nowadays( restricted to some of aspects). Thereby it's very necessary to make a thorough and delicate research into linguistics of Song dynasty expecting to come to grips with Song dynasty linguistics and its characteristic and status in Chinese linguistic history. The academic world always gives the same consideration to study on Han dynasty and study on Song dynasty while Song dynasty linguistics as the tool and primary part of study on Song dynasty is closely related to its development and prosperity, so it is also necessary to study Song linguistics in order to know and study Song dynasty. On this project, much work have been done by ancestors and much achievement has been worked out, but not enough and with some defects. It is necessary to make a systematic and comprehensive study into Song linguistics for a thorough perception of the value of Song linguistics. This essay is designed to carry it out based on the ancestors' research and its original literature in order to remedy the defects and deficiency left by the ancestors, in addition to which this essay also take in a modern linguistic perspective expecting deepening the traditional literature of linguistics in theory.The essay is composed of 5 chapters mainly reviewing and stating literature available. From the second chapter, although with difference in number of words, each chapter includes content as follows: list of literature's catalogues, brief on the catalogues, statement of the literature according to its clues and catalogues: the writer and the book itself, textual style and characteristics, academic value and its influence, the current version of the literature, etc. Thereby an organic composition is formed with details and outlines, with the expectation that this essay can demonstrate the general paramount of the literature on Song linguistics comprehensively.As an important component of Song academics, Song linguistics is influenced inevitably by social politics, economy and culture; at the same time, as a stage in our country's linguistic development, it also inevitably shows a property of tradition and partial stage. The first chapter analyses the social backgrounds of Song dynasty and the history of Chinese linguistics providing a reliable literature of background for a better insight into Song linguistics.The second chapter states the Graphnomy of Song dynasty. The main feature of Song lexicology is creation of epigraphy and the Six Categories of Chinese Characters. Because the Six Categories of Chinese Characters is the advanced stage of "linguistics" and epigraphy is one part of ancient wordology, this chapter divides the literature available into study of "Shuo Wen Jie Zi", letterology, ancient Graphonomy etc, stating respectively its inheritance, reform and innovation.The Song linguistics is characterized by the blossom of phonology with a developed contemporary phonology and equal-vowelology, from which the system of ancient phonology starts to be constructed into which ancestors have made a mature research. The third chapter mainly summarizes the research of the ancestors, synthesizing its achievement and deficiency and absorbing the update research trying to present the achievement of Song phonology wholly.The literature on Yinyi is an important sub-branch of linguistic literature with less consideration before, and therefore the fourth chapter states it as an important category solely and divides it into classic Yinyi, historic Yinyi, Yinyi of Zi radical and Buddhist Yinyi according to the reality of literature on Song Yinyi. Based on viewing the original literature, it elaborates on the characteristics of literature on Song Yinyi, value and influences etc.The fifth chapter studies the development and achievement of the Textual Exegesis of Song dynasty. This chapter is divided into Yaxue, the Textual Exegesis of classic school and the Textual Exegesis from notes by Songnese, comparably demonstrating the paramount of the Textual Exegesis of Song dynasty. Since the thoughts and theories involved in the notes by Songnese are not systematic, this chapter just has a sequent view on several notes by Songnese according to the reality of the Textual Exegesis and modern category of linguistics such as the right-part theory, grammatical rhetoric, dialect and slung, and making the corresponding comments.In one word, the breakthrough and innovation of this essay is as follows: 1 For the first time, the essay makes a comprehensive and systematic research into the traditional Song linguistics from the perspective of classic philology, elaborating on the important literature's writer, the book itself, value and edition, applying the latest research material and result during the composing preparing a better way for further research.2 In the research before, the scholars all took yinyi for a branch of phonology or textual exegesis. But this essay enhances yinyi as an independent category with emphasis after synthesizing many factors especially considering the reality of Song linguistics and the setting of linguistic category, which is not only more scientific in setting up the category but also beneficial for us to know and treat the books on phonology helping us master the academic thread of passing the books on phonology.3 For the way of research, emphasizing the combination of details and outlines with the prominent point. The essay not only makes a comprehensive and outlined literature on Song linguistics but also elaborates on some of the literature of consequences trying to balance the historical and contemporary research and make a delicate and unique research from the perspective of history.4 For the introduction of the edition of the literature, due to the tradition of linguistics, the scholars before mainly concentrated on traditional edition, which is followed by this essay. At the same time, based on taking in the fruits of the ancestors, making use of the advantage of being a librarian, the writer paid more attention to the absorption of practical edition, especially supplementing the latest edition, which is more convenient for the new learners.5 For the value, status and influence of some literature on Song linguistics, the pre-scholars commented little. This essay tries to put this question under the modern perspective based on enquiring into the literature and fully absorption into the result of research of pre-scholars especially those in Qing dynasty with the expectation of justice and objectiveness, then demonstrating the status and effects of Song linguistics in the history of Chinese linguistics.