| Chen Shou's Records of the Three States ( San Guo Zhi ) is one of the most famous history records. This thesis deals with the proper names in San Guo Zhi with Pei Songzhi's Commentary. Since there is no such research before and no practice for reference, this kind of research on the proper names relating to the Three States Period is not without some risk. However, it is for this reason that this study is especially of great significance. What follows is the main content of the thesis.In the first place, this thesis combines western theories of proper names with eastern practice, and absorbs the quintessence to give an exact definition of the proper name and makes a clear explanation of the properties of the proper name. As we all know, the proper name and common name are mutually transformational. Therefore, this thesis applies the theories of cognitive semantics to make analysis on this language phenomenon.Secondly, this thesis gives an overall survey of Study of Names in the history and current years. On the basis of the review, then discusses the relation between the Name and the style Name, the short forms of the Name, and the Bihui of Name relating to the Three States.Thirdly, this thesis summarizes the significant studies of the subject on the place name in the history and recent years, and makes a thorough research on the new place names relating to the Three States from the geography, history, and the philology angles.Fourth, this thesis chooses twelve proper names which are about the clothing, the arms and the medicine to make case studies. Almost nobody knows the exact meanings of these ancient proper names. So it is necessary to study them.Fifth, this thesis counts the numbers of the documents which are quoted by Pei Songzhi. The statistics provides a full evidence of the documentary value.Finally, this thesis shows the importance of the study on the proper names for the collating and interpretation of documents.
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