A Research On The Origin Of The Word "Original" And "Copy"

Subject language is an essential part of discipline construction.And document nouns are archival science,library science,philology and other professional subject language."Original" and "Copy" are a set of words corresponding to each other.They are interlinked and inextricably linked.The discussion of their source is beneficial to enrich the construction of subject professional language,and through their application,we can also understand and study the background characteristics of the times in which they are located.The term "original" is a partial formal two-syllable term consisting of two monosyllable nouns,"zheng" and "ben".It first originated in the Han Dynasty,but the meaning of the "original" of this period mainly refers to the bottom origin of things,and does not have document meanings.Its document meaning,that is,"relative copy,the original book or document",originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.From ancient times to modern times,the document meaning of the word "original" is relatively single,and there is no essential difference.To the modern times,with the rapid development of the Internet and digital technology,the promotion and implementation of electronic archives,the application of the word "original" has been innovated,with more emphasis on the version of its electronic carrier form.The term "copy" is a partial formal two-syllable term consisting of two monosyllable nouns "fu" and "ben".It was produced at the latest during the Southern and Northern Dynasties,and its meaning is clearer,with a single,stable term.In ancient times and modern times,its meaning refers to "copies of books,archives and other documents in relation to the original".In modern times,from the meaning of the word "copy" and the application field,compared with ancient and modern times,in addition to the strong inheritance and continuity,there is innovation,the degree of specialization has been improved.Especially with the increasing advancement of information technology,the appearance of copies of different carriers,such as copies of microscopic documents,copies of electronic files,copies of CD-ROMs and so on,makes the connotation of "copy" also have a new reference name,such as: Backup,double set,offsite storage,etc.,but its essence is a change of name in the information technology era.With the rapid changes in the information age,with the implementation of the future electronic documents,electronic archives,such as "single-set system",the word "copy" will be used as well as the "original".The full text is divided into four parts: The first part explains the origin of the monosyllable word "zheng" and "fu" "ben" and the main meaning before the combination of the two-syllable words.And the second part and the third part discuss and explain the origin and formation of the word meaning and its application in ancient,modern to modern times.The Part IV mainly explains the time relation between "original" and "copy" two words from linguistics and origin,development and evolution,in order to illustrate that two words are inseparable,and it is also the significance of this paper to put two words together to study.