| This paper takes the common words of the Ming and Qing dynasties as the research object,takes the "Collection of Ancient Novels"(hereinafter referred to as "Integration")of Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House as the main research material,and combines popular literature such as opera,folk songs,textbooks,etc.,by finding the words used in different versions of the literature in different periods,summarizing the use of words in different periods,summarizing the conditions for using words,analyzing the causes of word use,and clarifying the rules of word use.The full text consists of five parts:The "Introduction" section mainly introduces the research object and research content of the paper,expounds the relevant research status and research significance,and briefly explains the research methods and materials to be used in the paper.The first chapter is a factual chapter,this chapter selects three common words in the Ming and Qing dynasties,"step","lie" and "find" as the research object,and by observing the glyphs of these three words in different texts,as far as possible to explore all the forms of their words during the Ming and Qing dynasties.The second chapter is a theoretical chapter,this chapter by borrowing the analysis method of Optimality Theory,combining theory and examples,and trying to analyze the main factors affecting the change of word use,in fact,word use is not only disturbed by external factors such as time and region,but also constrained by the internal system of language,in addition,public psychology and the "modernization" of word use are also reasons that cannot be ignored.Of course,these are just some conclusions based on the three case studies in the facts article,which may not apply to the use of all words,and it should also have richer content,requiring us to explore the use of more commonly used words,so this attempt needs to be further deepened.The third chapter is an application chapter,and this chapter summarizes the rules of character use by combining the examples of character use in the previous three cases,in order to obtain a more general conclusion on the use of Chinese characters.It also introduces the value and significance of word research,such as it can be used to identify the replacement time of new and old words,the identification of the version of literature,and the investigation of the age of the book.On the basis of summarizing the main research content,the "Conclusion" section briefly explains the advantages and necessity of word research,and reiterates that the importance of word use should not be ignored in the study of common words. |