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A Study on the Glyph meaning of ‘大’ and ‘小’ and the Meaning of its Expansion

  • Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
  • 2020, (84), pp.121-137
  • DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..84.202008.121
  • Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Received : July 10, 2020
  • Accepted : August 17, 2020
  • Published : August 31, 2020

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ABSTRACT

‘大’ and ‘小’ are now classified as spatial adjectives or spatial scale adjectives. However, The shape of ‘大’ and ‘小’ did not indicate the meaning of space. The word ‘大’ in Oracle Bone Inscriptions is , It is shaped like a person's frontal shape. The word ‘小’ in Oracle Bone Inscriptions is , It is a shape of three small dots or tiny dust or seeds or sand. During the Gapgol Gate period, ‘大’ and ‘小’ were already used in various meanings and uses. The meaning has been expanded according to the flow of ‘大’ and ‘小’ time, and ‘大’ and ‘小’ are used in various ways, showing symmetry and asymmetry in use as a opposite meanings relationship. Combination with other ingredients of ‘大’ was more free and derivative ability and ability to extend meaning were stronger and could be used for more expression. ‘小’ was more often used in colors of negative meaning.

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