The Study Of Single Syllable Words Of Old Ancient Chinese

The study of Chinese words history is an important issue of the study of Chinese language history, the study of ancient Chinese words history is the most important part of the study of Chinese words history. The ancient Chinese includes Yinshang Dynasty, Xizhou Dynasty, Chunqiu Dynasty, Zhanguo Dynasty, Qin Dynasty and Xihan Dynasty. Throughout the ancient Chinese, the single syllable words dominate the Chinese words, especially the majority of the commonly used Chinese single syllable words had appeared during this period, so the study of ancient Chinese single syllable words will have important significance and value of academic. This essay will through the angle of semantic field to descript the single syllable new words of different period of ancient Chinese and depict the face of the development of the single syllable new words of this period. Besides, we will through the description of synonym of single syllable new words and single syllable new words meaning’s extension to demonstrate the development of semantics of single syllable new words of ancient Chinese and the law of extension of single syllable new words’meaning.The essay includes introduction, text and summary.The introduction briefly introduces the signification, present situation, mentality and methods of the study of this essay. The word stock of our ancient Chinese single syllable new words study is<Chinese dictionary>, besides, we reference the<Jiaguwen dictionary>,<Jinwen dictionary>and some other dictionaries. The introduction also briefly states the regulations of the writing of this essay.Chapter one to Chapter six is the main part of this essay. Chapter one to Chapter five descript Yinshang Dynasty, Xizhou Dynasty, Chunqiu Dynasty, Zhanguo Dynasty, Qin Dynasty and Xihan Dynasty’s single syllable new words. The content and structure of these five Chapters is the same. First, each chapter analysis the single syllable new words of these different period through noun, verb, adjective, adverb, quantifier, pronoun and onomatopoeia. Each part of speech includes different semantic field. Second, each chapter includes the description of the synonym of single syllable new words. Chapter one includes the description of the synonym of single syllable new words of Yinshang Dynasty y through noun, verb, adjective and adverb. Xizhou Dynasty to Xihan Dynasty’s synonym of single syllable new words is decrypted through the angle of semantic field which includes the addition of synonymous semantics field, the expansion of synonymous semantics field and the transition of synonymous semantics field. Finally, this essay also analysis the features of single syllable new words of Yinshang Dynasty, Xizhou Dynasty and Chunqiu Dynasty. We do not analysis the features of single syllable new words of Zhanguo Dynasty, Qin Dynasty and Xihan Dynasty’s for their features are not distinct.Chapter six includes the description of the development of meaning of single syllable of different semantics and we discuss the type, way and law of the development of meaning of single syllable new words through this description.The summary discusses the distribution of ancient Chinese single syllable new words, the reasons of the development of single syllable new words’, the judgment standard of general words and the relations in between single syllable words and polysyllabic words.