Study Of The Tang Dynasty Apigraph Euphemism

Thesis topics belong to the history of the Chinese and its rhetoric in the supplementary study on the classification and cohort study. Mainly using the method of computation in the data base, this thesis researches on the classification,the words motivation and the value of the Tang dynasty epitaph euphemisms. It covers the following four areas:Corpus and method:The paper selected533the Tang dynasty epitaph euphemism words; Epitaph corpus examples are gathered from more than three thousand pieces of rubbings, each example were designated by a number for corpus specific position; Combining the related euphemism examples of the literature handed down, the paper takes the euphemism comparison of the Tang dynasty epitaph with the former history, the Tang dynasty Jian Zhong to Da He year516epitaph of textual criticism and analysis, With the influence of traditional culture into words for inner thread, with modern concepts of cognitive linguistics for external research to interpret epitaph of the Tang dynasty euphemism.Category of euphemism and Grammatical phenomena:Content and grammatical categories carding of the Tang dynasty epitaph euphemism in detail, including content classifying in funerals, weddings,age, and character appraisal, the same root euphemism of the syntax classification; As well as the unbalance development of the epitaph euphemism through the high frequency structure words on diachronic, synchronic comparison..Euphemism rationale:Mainly revealing on the Tang dynasty epitaph euphemisms inner formation mechanism of the word association and analogies, various rhetorical methods, traditional customs and ancient philosophy concept and literature tradition that influences epitaph euphemism formation.Research value of the Tang dynasty epitaph euphemism:Summarizing euphemism of the Tang dynasty over the demise of the Han Dynasty to the Wei, Southern and northern dynasties by114extinct words,63new words, and the first words of the Tang dynasty epitaph,"Gui Zhong(�'终),Bao Zhong(暴终),Xiang Zhong(相终)”and so on. Accroding to the above system analysis of euphemism, especially compared with the modern rhetoric type should be the first time. Second, it added to the cultural words research content. Cultural words research since its emergence in the early ninety’s, research scope, scale and subsequent strength is limited. Selecting euphemism of excavation materials added cultural words research content, and this is the first time. Third, it can fill "Chinese dictionary" omission and take its example in advance. Fourthly, considerable books spreading status in Tang Dynasty. It also shows the tang dynasty literature development and philosophy of religion spread, and it is able to reflect the social life in tang dynasty side.