Abstract: Chinese vocabulary is a polysystem that includes such subsystems as vocabulary composition system, vocabulary generation system, word sound combination system, word meaning extension system, vocabulary hierarchicallystructured system, a crosssystem of spoken and written vocabulary, vocabulary spatial distribution system and vocabulary diachronic evolution system. This polysystem is formed by factors within and without Chinese language, and reflects linguistic universality as well as the special features of Chinese language. So it is significant in both theory and application to study such a polysystem.
李如龙. 论汉语词汇的多元系统[J]. 江苏大学学报(社会科学版), 2011, 13(1): 48-54.
Li Rulong. On the Polysystem of Chinese Vocabulary. Journal of Jiangsu University(Social Science Editi, 2011, 13(1): 48-54.