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A tautology is a simple word created by sound changes, that is, a polysyllabic word formed by repeating two syllables. Its two syllables are only one morpheme, so they cannot be used alone (or they can be used alone, but have nothing to do with the overlapping meaning). This is one of the ways of composing polysyllabic words in ancient Chinese. The duplication of words includes the duplication of single words and the duplication of disyllabic words, among which the duplication of single words is the most common. It is an anomaly in ancient books.
Tautology in "The Book of Songs":
The "Book of Songs" is the earliest poetry collection in my country and the origin of Chinese poetry. It collects and preserves more than 300 ancient poems. These poems left over from ancient times are diverse and rich in content. In particular, the language has many outstanding and distinctive features, the most striking of which is the extensive use of accented words in the poems, which bring the imagery and musicality of the poems into full play. For example: "The Book of Songs, Zhounan, Guanju": "The dove in Guanguan is on the island of the river." "The Book of Songs, Zhounan, Cutting Sandalwood": "The sandalwood is cut down in the ridges, and the river is here." "The Book of Songs· "Zhou Nan·Tao Yao": "The peach is young." "Qin Feng·Jian Jia": "Jian Jia Cang Cang" "The Book of Songs·Daya·Ban": "The people of heaven are like a rag, like a bag, like a gui, like a bag Such as carrying." "In the past, I left, and the willows lingered. Now I come to think about it, and the rain and snow are falling." and so on.
The use of tautology enhances the expressive effect, language momentum and rhythm of some poems in the Book of Songs, meets the need for rhyme, and plays a huge role in expressing emotions.
References:
1. Hu Shi's "Talking about the Book of Songs" (1925), the third volume of "Ancient History".
2. Wang Jingxian's "Zhong" "With Drums", University of California Press, 1976; Chinese version translated by Xie Qian, Sichuan People's Publishing House, 1990.
3. Guo Moruo's "A Brief Talk about the Book of Songs", originally published in "Literary Newspaper" in 1950 ", collected from "Collection of Guo Moruo's Classical Literature", Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1985.
4. Ancient Poetry and Prose Network http://www.gushiwen.org/