문자언어학적 각도에서 살펴본 『老子』판본의 선후 관계

초록

To study the history of the Chinese language, we often select Current edition (通行本) as the most authoritative edition and source of texts to be studied. However, as the Current edition (通行本) is a literary work passed down from ancient times, we have always to consider deeply how much it reflects or does not reflect the prevailing language spoken at a given point in time. Therefore, when we study the history of the Chinese language, it is a prerequisite to look into which times the texts being studied belong to. This paper tried to identify the times at which each edition of Laozi was created from the perspective of text linguistics, thereby laying groundwork for further study in the history of the Chinese language. Furthermore, in order to consider the difference among editions of Laozi, this study extended its focus from Guodian edition(郭店本), and Silk Manuscript edition(帛書本) to Beida bamboo edition(北大簡) and Dunhuang edition(敦煌本), and from content words to function words as well. In addition, variance and replacement of difference were also considered in order to increase the confidence of the research results. As a result, the sequence of editions of Lao Tzu was found to be Guodian edition → Silk Manuscript edition / Beida bamboo edition → Wangbi edition(王弼本) → Dunhuang edition, consistent with the previous literature. Previously, the timing of editions was identified by relying on existing taboo words or forms of letters only. However, this paper has shown that the sequence of editions can be explained by replacement as understood by text linguistics. This study is meaningful in that based on these findings, it lays a solid groundwork for further study of the Chinese language.

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