从《世说新语》复合词的结构方式看汉语造词法在中古的发展

上古产生的语法结构造词法虽弥补了语音造词法的不足 ,但由于不成熟 ,并未大量造出新词。时至中古 ,在语言内部运动和外部形势的刺激下 ,语法结构造词法显得十分活跃 ,新词的产生基本以这种方法为主。从魏晋时代的《世说新语》中出现的新复合词看 ,其结构形式丰富多样。这说明 ,语法结构造词法在这个时代有了较大的发展。

A Study of Chinese Word Building in the Middle Ancient Times from the Grammatical Structure of Compound Words in "New Collection of Anecdotes of Famous Personages"

The new compound words in the novel "New Collection of Anecdotes of Famous Personages" shows a variety of grammatical structural forms when Chinese word building by grammatical structure developed rapidly in the Wei and Jin Period and the main changes are characterized by free formation, discordant morphemes and increasing compound words. Apart from some new forms, the main structural forms of modern word building are the same as those in the middle ancient times. So we can come to the conclusion that in fact Chinese word building by grammatical structure became mature in the Wei and Jin Period.