Remarking on Faults of the "Homogeneous Meaning" Theory
Huang Jin · Journal of Hangzhou Teachers College · 2002
The homogeneous meaning theory is most prevalent boundary conception of chinese synonyms at present. In this theory, synonyms have the same or similar meaning, equivalents added up to homonyms come up to synonyms. The dividing line of this theory is vague, and conceptions of this theory are confusable. paople who agree to this theory misunderstand equivalents and homonyms, abuse homongms, when they distinguish synonyms, they take it for granted (or give consideration to) that whole word is a unit. For past several years. This theory brought about great dangers to chinese synonyms, specially to ancrent chinese synonyms: in theory, it is obscure and confusable; in practice, it causes many faults in constructing groups, establishing meanings and distinguishing synonyms. So it can not lead to excellent fruits. Up to now, there has no a medium\|sized scientific dictionary of ancient chinese synonyms. In a word, theory of homoyeneous meaning is proved correct neither in practice nor in doctrine. We should completely abolish it.