段注古今字理论的历史贡献

古今字指的是同一个词的、通行时代有古今之别的不同书写形式。这一现象历来受到训诂学家和文字学家的关注。段玉裁的《说文解字注》全面而系统地论述了古今字问题,他所提出的一系列古今字理论,如古今字是古今人用字不同、古今字非古籀篆隶之别、古今字的古和今是相对而言的等等,在当时来说是十分卓越的。肯定段注古今字理论的历史贡献,指出其某些不足之处,可以得到许多有益的启示。

The Historic Contributions of Duan Yucai''''s Notes on Chinese Characters'''' Different Forms

Some Chinese characters might have been writtenin different forms in various eras,which has been attractingthe attention of exegesis scholars and philologists.Notes on Origin of Chinese Characters by Duan Yucai sys-tematically expounded this phenomenon.Manytheories of his were predominantthenandthere,for example,different calligraphic forms don't respectively belongto different styles of calligraphy,andthe socalled ancient form and present formare only a relative matter.Some beneficial revelations might be got when we acknowledge its historic contributions and point out its deficiencies.