The Linguistic Representation and Categorization Evolution of the Concept of "Man Yi" in Tang and Song Dynasties — A Comparative Study Based on "Yi Wen Lei Ju" and "Tai Ping Yu Lan"
Abstract
This article takes Yi Wen Lei Ju in the early Tang Dynasty and Tai Ping Yu Lan in the early Song Dynasty as the reading texts, and combines the category theory of cognitive linguistics and the "naming-predicate" framework of discourse analysis to investigate the language representation and evolution of the concept of Man Yi in the classification system of encyclopedias in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The study found that Yi Wen Lei Ju does not set up the "Si Yi Division" and disperses the related information of different ethnic groups into the physical category. The naming strategy with "object" as the central word reflects a cognitive approach of "de-categorization"; The Tai Ping Yu Lan added the "Si Yi Division", and 62.5 % of the overlapping sections were reclassified into this division. The name of the section was changed from the physical name system to the ethnic name, and the cognitive transformation from "physical classification" to "ethnic categorization" was realized. This change of language categorization reflects the ideological evolution from the Tianxiaism of "Hua-Yi One Family" to the concept of "Huaxia Standard" with orthodox consciousness as the core in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
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