Abstracts：
Since “Zheng Zi Tong “ is the subject of this thesis, firstly, the thesis will introduce the editor of this book and the different editions of it. Secondly, it will discuss from the development of the dictionary's Diachronic and Synchronic, editor, literature, reference books, text, and audio note. From the aspect of diachronic development, it observes the dictionaries’ edition development and reformation by “Shuowen Jiezi”, “Zi Lin”, “Yu Pian”, “GanLu ZiShu”, “Pei Xi”, “Leipian”, “Zi Tong”, “Longkang Shoujian”, “Zi Jian”, “Zi Hui”, “Zheng Zi Tong” and “Zi Hui Bu”. By comparing the request and expectation between editors and users of dictionaries, it will discuss the lineage and heritage of dictionaries, and then explore the advantages and disadvantages of the “Zheng Zi Tong”’s editing and use. From the synchronic point of view, it will discuss the difference among “Zheng Zi Tong”, “Zi Hui”, and “Zi Hui Bu.”.
The thesis contains seven chapters：
Chapter one, “Introduction” contains the research purpose, method and results of “Zheng Zi Tong.”
Chapter two introduces the life, works, and friendships of auditor - “Zhang Zilie”. Based on the “Chi-Shan Papers”, the data of the Ming and Qing dynasties related to “Zhang Zilie”, and writings of his friends, we can generally discover Zhang Ziliie's life and works. We can say that Zhang Zilie doesn’t just has extensive social networks, but also has huge amount writing works. He can be regarded as a prolific scholar; unfortunately, most of his works do not exist anymore.
Chapter three introduces the publishing process of Zheng Zi Tong. “Zheng Zi Tong”, formerly known as the “Zihui Bian” wrote by Zhang Zilie, but the printed form and author of it were Wenying Liao. Zhang Zilie did not protest and also praised Wenying Liao for publishing Zheng Zi Tong. It is still a mystery that why Zhang Zilie handed over the copy right of Zheng Zi Tong to Wenying Liao.
Zhang Zilie published “Zihui Bian” before “Zheng Zi Tong”, and after several times of editing, Wenying Liao published it as “Zheng Zi Tong by Bailudong College to the world. This is the first publishing of “Zheng Zi Tong”. However, the edition which published by Bailudong College didn’t pass to future generations. The earliest edition we can find is the modification edition by Bing Lu's, edition by Hunguang College, and edition by Samwell Hall. Bing Lu and Hunguang College’s reprints are both Bailudong College's kanben amendment.
Chapter four introduces the editing theory comparing among “Zheng Zi Tong” and other dictionaries. Firstly, we need to observe the editing of dictionaries. From editors and user's point of view, we can divide the editing into 3 parts: reasons of publishing, editorial styles, and paragraph styles. The reasons of publishing those dictionaries are the words changing in time and modification of previous dictionaries. The most important is that all authors want to express their own view of words changing through their publishing. By editorial style, they mainly use radical formation to edit, but authors in later generations shaped and modified the radical formation according to the different views. Another way was by rhyme or four tones according to rhyme dictionaries. In paragraph styles, they used to use the radical as reference, and then used rhyme or four tones, and the basis of strokes.
Chapter five introduces the variant character research among “Zheng Zi Tong” and other dictionaries in different ages. Firstly, it discusses views and definitions of “orthography” and “variant character”. Secondly, it shows the examples of variant character from dictionaries in different ages, and then discusses the meaning of them. By Diachronic and Synchronic, this thesis also check variant character’s use and views in different dictionaries in different ages. And then, vertically, the thesis will discuss different names and meaning of variant character among Zheng Zi Tong and other dictionaries in different ages. Horizontally, it shows the difference among Zheng Zi Tong, Zi Hui, and Zi Hui Bu.
Chapter six introduces the phonetic notation research among Zheng Zi Tong and other dictionaries in different ages. Firstly, it discusses the changing of phonetic notation and their advantages and disadvantages within dictionaries in different ages. Secondly, it discuss the phonetic notation of dictionaries in different ages, and the Rhyming Dictionary and voice with contemporary dictionaries. Vertically, it discusses the effect of phonetic notations between dictionaries in different ages. Horizontally, it discusses the effect of Rhyming and Voice to Phonetic Notation in contemporary dictionaries. Finally, it discusses the effect of Zi Hui, Ming Rhyming dictionaries, and Phonetic Notation to Zheng Zi Tong.
Chapter seven is the conclusion which summaries from Chapter Two to Chapter Six.