Historical context and influential interpretations of the six principles of writing theory

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0356308" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0356308</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18369/WACCS.2023.6.2.39" target="_blank" >10.18369/WACCS.2023.6.2.39</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Historical context and influential interpretations of the six principles of writing theory

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Aspects of the liu shu六書 theory continue to be used today to analyse Chinese characters, yet most scholars are unaware of the historical context out of which the theory emerged and thencontroversies surrounding its both initial and subsequent interpretations. I trace the origins of the theory to the Eastern Han and compare its three earliest rival formulations. Subsequent centuries saw a proliferation of interpretations which rendered any attempt at a unified vision of Chinese writing impossible. The trend of adding new explanations was only reversed by the Qing scholars Dai Zhen and Duan Yucai who, drawing on some of the earliest explanations, argued that the theory encapsulated not only the way characters were composed but also their exegesis. Even if they laid the ground for a shared interpretation, Dai and Duan’s take on the Eastern Han scholar Xu Shen did not go unchallenged. I discuss Zhang Taiyan’s and Lu Zongda’s criticism and their attempts to reconcile aspects of the traditional framework with modern linguistics. I finally contrast this updating of an ancient theory with the approach of Qiu Xigui who selectively discards one of the principles and thereby the very feasibility of the framework as a whole.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Historical context and influential interpretations of the six principles of writing theory

Popis výsledku anglicky

Aspects of the liu shu六書 theory continue to be used today to analyse Chinese characters, yet most scholars are unaware of the historical context out of which the theory emerged and thencontroversies surrounding its both initial and subsequent interpretations. I trace the origins of the theory to the Eastern Han and compare its three earliest rival formulations. Subsequent centuries saw a proliferation of interpretations which rendered any attempt at a unified vision of Chinese writing impossible. The trend of adding new explanations was only reversed by the Qing scholars Dai Zhen and Duan Yucai who, drawing on some of the earliest explanations, argued that the theory encapsulated not only the way characters were composed but also their exegesis. Even if they laid the ground for a shared interpretation, Dai and Duan’s take on the Eastern Han scholar Xu Shen did not go unchallenged. I discuss Zhang Taiyan’s and Lu Zongda’s criticism and their attempts to reconcile aspects of the traditional framework with modern linguistics. I finally contrast this updating of an ancient theory with the approach of Qiu Xigui who selectively discards one of the principles and thereby the very feasibility of the framework as a whole.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60203 - Linguistics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The International Journal of Chinese Character Studies

ISSN

2384-3152

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

6

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

KR - Korejská republika

Počet stran výsledku

38

Strana od-do

39-76

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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