吾鄉先賢周法高先生〈中國語言學的過去、現在和未來〉（1965／1980），應視為中國語言學史綱。本文主要就此研讀箋注：1. 提煉主要觀點；2. 補苴缺漏之處（包括近幾十年的新研究）；3. 闡述相關問題。周先生強調，中國語言學史研究應包括外國人的中國語研究，眼光要遠大一點。此「合古今中外而冶之」精神，即後學三十年前最大受教。「洪鐘大呂、遺響千古」，此之謂也。

The Past, Present and Future of Chinese Linguistics (1965/1980) by Mr. Chou Fa-Kao should be regarded as ＂the Outline of Chinese linguistics.＂ The article studies the following issues. 1. Refining the main point; 2. Improving the research in recent decades; 3. Illustrating the related issues. Mr. Chou stressed that the study of Chinese Linguistics History should be done in a wider perspective, to include foreigners' studies. The history of Chinese linguistics should be studied all times and in all over the world. This spirit is the most important benefit I got thirty years ago. This is exactly what the old-saying ＂the large bell sounds far and wide＂ means.