XY是兴起于上海的现代语言学研究会及其前身现代语言学沙龙和油印的《现代语言学》刊物的简称。XY从创立之初,已走过三十个年头。我作为XY最资深的后学朋友之一,未能到会,深感遗憾,谨以此短札,向创立XY的学长们和各位XY参与者们致以最真诚的祝贺。XY创办之初,我在南京攻读硕士学位。那时的交通和经济状况难比今日,我没有条件 XY is an abbreviation of the Modern Linguistics Publications Society of Modern Linguistics, which originated in Shanghai and its predecessor, Modern Linguistics Salon and Yinyue. XY from its inception, has gone through thirty years. As one of XY’s most experienced fellows, I deeply regret that I have not come yet. With this short note, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to the founding students and the XY participants. When XY was founded, I studied for a master’s degree in Nanjing. At that time, traffic and economic conditions were more difficult than today, I have no conditions