基于文字的中西思维差异新解

中西思维差异之原因可以基于文字来探讨,大多数人认为汉字的象形和汉语的形象性是导致中西思维差异的原因,这是不对的,主要在于字形与思维对位的识别标志、标志数量和标志规则问题。三百多个通用部件,构成了汉字不同于世界上任何文字的形声化体系。该体系如一巨大网格,把世界整体定位,然后条分缕析,形成了汉人思维的整体性、经验性、稳定性特点。而就最小单位----字来说,文字的学习和使用的经济学成本问题必须上升到思维的精度和强度的认知学功能上来。音素字母的不表意与汉字的表意,拼音构词的无限与常用汉字的有限,构成了中西思维的实质差异。

New Interpretations of Differences between Chinese and Western Thinking Patterns Based on Characters and Words

Based on a discussion of the differences between Chinese characters and Western words ,this paper challenges the current theories of″C hinese Characters—A Pictography″and″Image of Chinese Language″a nd presents the reasons whyChinese thinking patterns aredifferent from western ones .The paper first points out that the markedness identification ,number and rules of Chinese font are in agreement with its thinking pattern .More than 300 general-purpose Chinese indexing components constructs a structural system of Chinese pictophonetic characters which not only differs from any other language in the world ,but also shows its integral , empirical and stable features of Chinese thinking pattern in its overall positioning of the world .Concerning the smallest unit of Chinese language—font , the economic cost involved in the acquisition and application of characters should be elevated to the cognitive functionof theprecision andintensityof thinkingpattern .The meaninglessphonemiclettersand meaningful Chinese characters ,theinfinitenessof wordformation of Chinese Pinyinandlimitedcommon Chinese characters compose vital differences between Chinese and western thinking patterns .