敦煌吐鲁番文书中衣物量词例释

量词是汉语的重要特征之一,大量的量词在魏晋南北朝时期产生,并且随着时间的推移和地域、阶层的不同,不断地发生变化.研究量词的语法功能及其形成的历史,在当今语言学界是一个热门课题,但对量词的历史发展研究尚有许多空白.在量词研究方面,中古及近代契约文书有着极高的语料价值,因为契约文书强调的是合同双方的数量问题,量词的使用非常广泛,而且用法灵活多样.我们主要以<中国历代契约会编考释>1]为基础材料,以敦煌、吐鲁番文书为参考文献,对其中的一些衣物量词作溯本求源的考释工作.

Explanation of the Measure Words in the Documents Unearthed in Dunhuang and Turban

Measure words are a unique phenomenon in the Chinese language, many of which started to come into the language in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and have evolved with time, region, and social status. Although the analyses of their grammatical functions are plentiful, those of their historical development are scarce. In the study of measure words, the ancient texts of contracts are of great significance since they are rich in such words owing to their nature of exactitude concerning measurement. Basing their research on An Annotated Collection of Contracts in Ancient China and the documents unearthed in Dunhuang and Turban, the authors attempt to explain how the measure words were used and evolved through centuries.