戰國文字에 나타나는 異體字 義符 자형의 변화 연구

Abstract

The meaning symbol of variant form that appear in the Warring States' written words show various changes in different regions or even in the same region. This study uses the <Collection Of Warring States' Character Glyph> as basic data to select those variant forms with various changes in meaning symbol and classify them. So that we can learn about the changing process and find out the regularity and characteristics of it. The regularity and characteristics that appear in the meaning symbol's changing process of the Warring States­character's variant forms can be summarized as follows. Here the regularity of meaning symbol's changing process is discussed in three parts : character's meaning, shape, and pronunciation. In terms of meaning it includes : Similarities in meaning, replacement of opposite meaning symbol, replacement according to semantic category, being replaced by Constituent part or material, replacement of extended meaning, behavior related to people and body parts, and behavior related to objects. In terms of character shape it includes : decorative strokes of the meaning symbol, changes in composition, replacement, assimilation, increase or decrease, interconvertibility, omiting, symbolization. There are not many cases where the meaning symbol is replaced due to the similarity of pronunciation. The characteristics of meaning symbol's changing process includes : various patterns of change, organic connection between different regions, variant forms of the Warring States Period now being used as official letters. This study helps to accurately interpret some variant forms of Warring States­characters that are difficult to decipher, as well as many ancient books and records. This study is expected to help to understand the meaning symbol's changing process of variant forms before and after the Warring States Period.