The Study On Shanxi Dialect History Words Of Ancient Literature

The earliest scholar who concerned about the phenomenon of the Shanxi dialect's history words is Mr. Chen Qingyan, many scholars then proceed to publish a lot of articles. They usually explored the articles from two angles:One method is to survey the linguistic phenomenon in Shanxi dialect, and to analysis these history words which preserved in Shanxi dialect; The other method is starting from the specific ancient literatures, and investigates these Shanxi dialect's history words used in the literatures during the Tang,Song,Yuan and Ming dynasties. Moreover, in the Shanxi dialect's summary report, and in the academic works which about sources and evolution of the Shanxi dialect's history words, also have some examples and analysis. In addition, the history words'investigations on the other dialects also provided valuable reference for us.This subject chiefly makes use of the literature research method, and combines the synchronic investigation with the evolution in Shanxi dialect's history words consciously. In the area of the synchronic investigation, we use contemporary dialects as more as possible, and combining the true investigation results, we emphasis on these history words'significance and distribution. In the area of the evolution, we should find the ancient literatures as early as possible, and establish the ancient and modern evolution of Shanxi dialect's history words. From the starting on the following specific five aspects: confucian classics,ancient vernacular literature,yuan zaj,shanxi membership works and so on.This subject mainly study the Shanxi dialect's history words in ancient literatures. These history words which preserved in Shanxi dialect can be divided into the following three cases:firstly, the words which exist in Shanxi dialect,mandarin and other dialects; secondly, the words which exist in Shanxi dialect, but not exist in mandarin and other dialects; thirdly, the words which exist in Shanxi dialect and other dialects, but not exist in mandarin. This subject emphasis on the second,and the third cases, select these history words which are still being used in Shanxi dialect, thus explain the significance,add the research, in order to establish the evolution law of Shanxi dialect's history words.Referring the research methods and contents above on, this subject makes use of the living fossil of the Shanxi dialect, from starting on the ancient literatures to find materials, and analyzes 80 Shanxi dialect history words, many new discoveries and thinkings can be found. On the base of the predecessors research of the Shanxi dialect's history words in ancient literatures, we discard the dross and select the essential,eliminate the false and retain the true, absorb the previous reasonable explanation, add to correct the previous wrong, in order to enrich their areas. In this way, we can not only identify these rare Shanxi dialect's history words, but also can identify the words in ancient literatures. at the same time, we will find the clues to the historical development in ancient literatures, supply many evidences for the vocabulary in ancient literatures, provid some references for other dialect research, and then enrich and advance the Chinese history to some extent.