用字與閱讀習慣的議題濫觴於近幾十年來簡牘與帛書的陸續問世， 是上古學術史研究的新興論題。簡帛文獻對上古哲學思想、社會制度、語言文字、文學文化等多個領域具有舉足輕重的價值，然而作為手寫本文獻， 現階段不僅存在著許多古文字釋讀的困難，同時解讀的判斷標準也面臨諸多質疑與挑戰。用字與閱讀習慣的議題正因此而激發，其具備理論與方法論的意義，是出土文獻由零散的文字考釋到總體的文獻解釋學，逐步凝聚理論與方法的開端。近年來，此主議題日漸受到臺灣、大陸、日本、歐美等各地學者的關注，研究面向也日益廣泛，擴及漢字學、語文學、語言學、社會學、解釋學等等。本文著重於此，綜述目前學術界現有的研究成果，以及可能導向的重要遠景。

The writing and reading practices of newly excavated manuscripts are emerging as a new area of discussion in the study of Early China. While scholars recognize the important values of the new sources for the language, thought, and hi story of the ancient world, the decipherment of these manuscripts remains critical, and their interpretation poses fundamental challenges. Methodologically, the new manuscripts are forcing scholars to reexamine their tools and approaches from the reading of single character to the understanding of an entire text in recent years, scholars from Taiwan, China, Japan, Europe and North America have increasingly taken up this concern, from a variety of perspectives. This article offers a critical review of their scholarship.