近代汉语词汇研究与中古汉语

关于汉语史的分期,多数学者认为可分为四段,即上古——先秦两汉(或以东汉为过渡时期而属下)、中古——魏晋南北南、近代——唐宋元明至清初、现代——清代中叶迄今。由于中古和近代是白话系统由萌芽而渐臻成熟的时期,所以近代汉语与中古汉语的关系尤其密切。近代汉语词汇研究必须联系中古汉语,才能得到正确的结果。

A Study of Modern Chinese Vocabulary and the Mid-Ancient Chinese

As to the division of the history of the Chinese language, most of the scholars adopt the view that it can be divided into four periods. The system of vernacular Chinese came into being and took its shape in the mediaeval and modern ages, so the relationship between the mid-ancient Chinese and the modern Chinese is very closely related. Therefore, only when a study of the modern Chinese vocabulary is connected with the mod -ancient Chinese, can a convincing result be produced.