摘要
与方言学相比,地理语言学是一门基于语言数据的、凸显空间性质的学科,强调点、线、面等概念。广东地理语言学面临如何拓展广度与深度的历史课题。本文通过对广东地理语言学近四十年来的实践概述,展示广东地理语言学理论发展的优秀成果,反思迈向解释性原则的地图解说等研究方法,展望以数字人文推动发展广东地理语言学的未来。
The study of modern dialectology in Guangdong commenced in 1928,but yielded few results prior to the year of 1978.In 1985,Guangzhou and Hong Kong collaborated on the project of“A Survey of Dialects in the Pearl River Delta”,which resulted in the creation of a substantial corpus,of which corpus on the Cantonese dialects was then referenced for the map B13 of“Language Atlas of China”(1987),both of which represent significant contributions to the study of Guangdong dialectology following the reform-and-opening-up.The B13 map of the atlas,as well as the dialect maps in the book of“A Survey of Dialects in the Pearl River Delta:Vol.3 A Synthetic Review”,compiled according to the results of the project,represent the inaugural steps in the field of geolinguistics in Guangdong.The nourishment of the diverse dialects and cultures in Lingnan,as well as the abundant previous survey results of dialectology have contributed to the gradual development of geolinguistics in Guangdong.In contrast to dialectology,geolinguistics is a discipline based on linguistic data,highlighting the spatial attributes and the concepts of points,lines,and surfaces.Dialect maps can be broadly classified into two categories:dialect distribution maps and dialect feature maps.Map B13 of“Language Atlas of China”and dialect maps in the book of“A Survey of Dialects in the Pearl River Delta:Vol.3”are the representations of the two types of maps respectively.Subsequently,a series of works have been published.“Linguistic Atlas of Chinese Dialects”and“Language Atlas of China”(second edition)also make significant reference to the dialects of Guangdong.In the former atlas,92 places in Guangdong were selected for dialect survey;while in the latter atlas,the dialect distribution of Guangdong is shown in the maps of B-16,B-17,B-18 and B-22,in addition to the map B2-1“Dialects in Guangdong Province”.The breadth,depth and precision of the scholars investigation and depiction of Cantonese dialects have also been enhanced in comparison with the 1987 edition of the atlas.Since 2010,scholars from Guangdong have not only participated in or led a number of conferences on geolinguistics,but have also successfully applied for a number of high-level social science funding projects.In recent years,the publication of several eminent works has elevated the standard of geolinguistic research in Guangdong to a new level.Among these,the publication of the Atlas of Cantonese Dialects of Guangdong,which took nearly two decades to complete,not only pioneered the atlas of provincial dialects in China's Mainland,but also had a significant impact on several other aspects.Both the experience and the regrettable lessons are worthy of summary.In the context of the new era,Guangdong geolinguistics is also confronted with new challenges.In terms of breadth,efforts must be made to extend the scope of investigation and research from powerful dialects(such as Cantonese)to other dialects(such as Hakka and northern Guangdong dialects).In terms of depth,it is necessary to consider how to innovate from the traditional pattern of map and shift from“static map”to“dynamic map”through the application of modern digital tools and techniques.Therefore,digital humanity is an excellent fit point to realize the vision.From a methodological perspective,the transition from a descriptive approach to an interpretive one should be taken,enabling the generation of theoretical insights.This paper integrates,optimises and expands on the basis of the papers written by Zhang Zhenxing and the papers written by Gan Yu en and Zeng Jiansheng,since on the one hand,there have been numerous developments both in the theory and in the practice of Guangdong geolinguistics in recent years.The rise of digital humanities has also brought about significant advances in this field,which have been duly addressed and reviewed in this paper.On the other hand,this paper presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of geolinguistics in Guangdong,integrating insights from both theory and practice.It also incorporates recent developments to illustrate the emerging trends of“digitalisation”and“interpretive”approaches in the discipline.Furthermore,the paper incorporates further reflections from recent years,and to highlights the new direction in the new era of Guangdong geolinguistics.
作者
甘于恩
林宸昇
GAN Yu’en;LIN Chensheng
出处
《暨南学报（哲学社会科学版）》
CSSCI
北大核心
2024年第9期38-51,共14页
Jinan Journal(Philosophy and Social Sciences)
基金
国家社会科学基金重点项目“粤闽客诸方言地理信息系统建设与研究”(13AYY001)
国家社会科学基金重点项目“基于大数据的广东粤语方言语音综合研究”(19AYY005)。
关键词
广东
方言学
地理语言学
实践
理论
Guangdong
dialectology
geolinguistics
practice
theory
