"History of Qieyun(切韵)studies"and periodization of the compilation history of"Qieyun-related rhyme books"
This paper proposes a new concept,"history of Qieyun(切韵)studies",which refers to the academic history of the inheritance,evolution,acceptance and research of rhyme books related to Qieyun.The paper suggests that:1)There are two definitions of"Qieyun-related rhyme books",broad and narrow;2)These rhyme books have been under the spotlight continuously in academic researches;3)"History of Qieyun studies"should not follow the paradigm of the history of Chinese phonology without adaptations and should also include observations on the inheritance of rhyme structures and the style and format;4)"History of Qieyun studies"is not only on the history of compilation and distribution,but also on the acceptance and research;It is an intellectual and scholarly history;5)The compilation history of"Qieyun-related rhyme books"during a thousand years can be categorized into 4 stages,the foundational stage-Qieyun of the Tang dynasty,the flourishing stage-Guangyun(广韵)and Jiyun(集韵),the transitional stage-Wuyin qieyun(五音切韵)and Pingshui yun(平水韵),and the declining stage-rhyme books related to Pingshui yun.In addition,a family tree of"Qieyun-related rhyme books"is also offered at the end of the paper.
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