The Study Of The Set Phrase In Oracle-Bone Inscriptions

The study on the meaning of the set phrase in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions is the base to the Lexicology of the Oracle-Bone Inscriptions. Whether the set phrase is explained exact, vivid or not, it decides the understanding of the Oracle-Bone Inscriptions' statements are comprehensive, accurate or not. On the basis of the interpretation of the word in the past, this article carries out the necessary classification and a more systematic study on Oracle-Bone Inscriptions. In our opinion, the set phrase in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions is the combination of fixed term in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions; it can be divided into idiom, proper names, terminology and Subset Phrase. Scholars mainly have explored the idiom in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions, which generally point out what is the idiom, there is no accepted definition on the idiom, and scholars have their own standard. Idiom in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions should be used commonly, usually combined by two or more words; it has a fixed structure and can express a more complete concept of the meaning and it is not the omen or auspicial words. Terminology in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions is the term used in specialized field. Proper name in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions refers to the name of a particular individual and reflects a special concept of the individual object. Subset phrase in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions is the term which has a lower stability in the structure and a loose combination, but it is used more commonly in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions, and the meaning is relatively fixed and unchangeable.This article bases on the study of the predecessors, and apply the latest theory and method to study the set phrase in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions, then explores the particularity in their times. First, this paper bases on the latest modern Chinese language Lexicology theory on set phrase and the particularity of the terms in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions' time, according to this standard we go through the Oracle-Bone Inscriptions, and find out what we think is the set phrase, classify them into idiom, proper name, terminology and Subset Phrase, then refer to the references, and explain these set phrases, finally analyze the language characteristics of the set phrase in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions and its development trend.