许多学者认为彝族族称“诺苏(n~(33)su~(33))”(四川凉山喜德话读音)是“黑族”之义,并进而推断因为彝族尚黑,故以“黑”自称。我们认为这一认识值得商榷。“诺”非“黑”义,而是纯粹的族名。本文拟从语言学、社会认知心理和历史文学文献等方面来说明“诺”非“黑”义,并由此兼论从语言研究民族的方法论问题。 Many scholars think that the Yi ethnic group called “Nuosu (n ~ (33) su ~ (33))” (Sichuan Liangshan Xidian dialect) as the meaning of “black people”, and then concluded that because Yi people are still black, “Claiming. We think this understanding is debatable. ”Connaught“ is not ”black“ righteousness, but a purely ethnic name. This article intends to illustrate the ”non“ ”black" righteousness in terms of linguistics, social cognitive psychology and historical literature, and so on.