On the Combination of “The Textual Research on Historical Documents” and “The Comparative Study of Historical Data”

——and a Discussion on “The Law of Quan-ma and Gui-mei” in Chinese Language Studies

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Author:

Lu Guoyao

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The Department of the Chinese Language and Literature, Nanjing University

Issue:

Vol.1 No.1 (Serial No.1) 2007

Page:

46-59

Date:

2007-10-01

Abstract:

In Chinese language studies, both “The Textual Research on Historical Documents” and “The Comparative Study of Historical Data” are traditional in methodology and they both deserve being treasured, passed on, and further developed. It will certainly do harm to the development of academic research if any of the two methods is given unreasonable priority. The author claims that the best or one of the best methodologies of the historical study of Chinese language is the combination of the two, hence a new interpretation of “The Double-proof Method”. Meanwhile, this essay is also an attempt to put forward “The Law of Quan-ma and Gui-mei” in Chinese language studies, in which the author believes that it is not advisable to either treat Gui-mei as Quan-ma or vice versa in linguistic research. It is crucial for us to respect always the language facts first, which is considered the very soul of linguistics.

Key Words:

the history of Chinese language; methodology; The Textual Research on Historical Documents; The Comparative Study of Historical Data; Double-proof method;the Law of Quan-ma and Gui-mei.

DOI:

doi:10.26478/ja2007.1.1.4

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