Хятан бага бичгийн хэдэн үндсэн үсгийн дүрсийн нарийвчилсан тодруулга хийгээд бусад асуудал

Differentiation of several glyph forms in khitan small script and related studies

Abstract

The study of Khitan large and small scripts primarily encompasses research on glyph shapes, pronunciations, meanings, and etymologies. Discriminating between glyph shapes is the foundation for interpreting Khitan large and small script documents and reconstructing their pronunciations and meanings. There are some glyphs in Khitan inscribed stone monument documents that are similar in shape, and confusing these similar glyphs can sometimes lead to misreadings or misunderstandings of the meanings of words. In view of this, based on the research achievements of predecessors, this paper, employing the methods of textual criticism, data statistics, philology, and lexicology, conducts an in-depth analysis of the shapes of several similar Khitan small script glyph and puts forward suggestions for further standardizing these glyphs. In addition, the paper also offers its own perspectives on the identification of the parts of speech for several words in Khitan small script. It is presented here to seek the opinions of learned scholars.