A Study on Děngyun menfǎ in the Song and Yuan Dynasties
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Pai, Yu-yin
Abstract
Děngyùn Ménfǎ guidance refers to the method to spell fǎnqiè symbols by utilizing the rime table. Every article termed as Ménfǎ guidance is focus on discussing the issue how to assemble the upper and the lower fǎnqiè symbols together, which is exactly the p rinciple, “as if consonant and rime are not in harmony, a syllable can be hardly available ”, in Shǒuwēn fragments.
The present thesis definitely determines the actual meanings of multiple terminologies used in Děngyùn Ménfǎ guidance. For example , the terminology “heavy and light” defines an opposite assembly status in fǎnqiè system, that is the first, second and fourth ranks belong to“heavy” status, but third rank oppositely belongs to “light” status. It is defined as a Lèigéqiè in fǎnqiè system as if the upper and lowe r fǎnqiè symbols belong to neither the “heavy” status nor“light” status, and a correct pronunciation thereof is derived by modifying the pronunciation for the upper fǎnqiè symbol. An additional example is that the word termed as “Guīzì” refers to “fǎnqiè spelling”. “Guīzìlì” on the Yùnjìng refers to “the rules of fǎnqiè spelling”, which illustrates the method to spell fǎnqiè by utilizing the rime table, and is the prototype of Děngyùn Ménfǎ.
Started from Shǒuwēn fragments, in hundreds of years of development, there are thirteen Ménfǎ eventually formed in Sìshēng děngzi and Qièyùn zhǐnán. The thirteen rules of Ménfǎ well deal with the regular situations for fǎnqiè symbols in rime table. and the motivation to raise them is in subject to the two conditions: to corre ct fǎnqiè and to process “Jièwèi”, which are two kinds of major types in Děngyùn Ménfǎ. In the previous researches, there existed an argument that some of Ménfǎ rules may be omitted. As a matter of fact, the thirteen Ménfǎ rules are very closely correlated with each other, and none of them shall be regarded as lackable.
Since the Míng and Qīng dynasties, there are many negative criticisms about Děngyùn Ménfǎ but the discoveries about the merits existing in it. The present thesis humbly tries to illustrate the actual meanings of contents in Ménfǎ, and hopefully provide a novel point of view for the study of Děngyùn Ménfǎ, based on the relevant available materials remained during the historical evolution of the Děngyùn Ménfǎ guidance.
Subjects
等韻門法
等韻圖
《守溫韻學殘卷》
《韻鏡》
《解釋歌義》
《四聲等子》
《切韻指南》
Type
thesis
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