《说文》自问世以来，研究它的学者代不乏人，特别是清儒把《说文》的研究推向了一个高峰，难怪不少学者瞠乎其后，以为不可超越。由于这种看法无形中束缚了学者们的思想，使得《说文》学在本世纪未能取得根本性的突破。宋永培教授所著《＜说文＞汉字体系与中国上古史》以独特 Since the publication of Shuo Wen, there has been a great deal of scholars studying it. In particular, Qing Confucianism pushed the study of Shuo Wen to a peak. It is no wonder that many scholars believe it can not be surpassed. Since this view virtually bound scholars’ thinking, the study of “language learning” failed to achieve a fundamental breakthrough in this century. Professor Song Yongpei, “ Chinese characters and ancient Chinese history” unique