A Study on Chinese Plant Terms in Yuzhi Wuti Qingwenjian
Yuzhi Wuti Qingwenjian is a large-scale pentaglot official dictionary compiled according to topical categories during the Qianlong reign.It is an important thesaurus resource in ethnic minority languages and Chinese in the early Qing dynasty.We examine,organize and analyze the plant terms in this dictionary,focusing on the 1003 Chinese plant terms.Based on systematic presentation and summarization of the Chinese plant terms,we explore and elaborate on the cognitive motivation and framework,the manifestations of language contact and the changes from ancient to modem Chinese plant terms as reflected in Yuzhi Wuti Qingwenjian.
Yuzhi Wuti QingwenjianChinese plant termsnaming motivationcognitive frameworkchanges from ancient to modern plant terms