“港式中文”与早期现代汉语

在内地与香港语言对比研究中,"港式中文"受关注的程度很高,相关的研究成果也比较多。但是,一些人对港式中文的基础问题认识还不够清晰,甚至是比较模糊。港式中文的"底本"是早期现代汉语,即上世纪前半叶的"国语",二者无论在词汇还是语法上都有相当高的相似性。明确港式中文与早期现代汉语之间的这种关系,既有助于汉语/华语历史的研究,又有助于纠正某些不正确的认识;既可以由港式中文反观早期现代汉语,还可以推而广之,用之于两岸四地语言差异与融合的研究。

"Hong Kong-style Chinese" and Early Modern Chinese

In the comparative study of language in the Mainland and Hong Kong,"Hong Kong-style Chinese" has held great attention,and hence related research results in abundance.However,some people’s view on Hong Kong Chinese is not clear,even more ambiguous.The original of Hong Kong-style Chinese is early modern Chinese,namely,the "Mandarin" in first half of last century,which has very high similarity in both vocabulary and grammar.Clarifying the relationship between Hong Kong-style Chinese and early modern Chinese contributes not only to the Chinese history research,but also to the correction of some incorrect understandings;Besides,it can both reflect early modern Chinese through Hong Kong-style Chinese,and give extended application for the study about language differences and fusion in the four places across the Taiwan Strait.