俞敏先生在汉藏语言比较研究上的成就早已为海内外所共知。他是这一领域的开拓者之一,他的远见卓识,给这一领域的学人带来的启迪,可以说难以估量。“汉藏语系”这个概念在19世纪上半叶开始成为历史语言学界的话题,不过最初的基础只是欧洲人对中国语言的表面知识,其后虽然经过几代学人的努力,确立汉藏语言谱系的终极理想却始终没有达到,至少是在学术界没有形成相对统一的认识。上世纪 Mr. Yu Min’s achievements in the comparative study of Sino-Tibetan languages ​​have long been known both at home and abroad. He is one of the pioneers in this field. His foresight and enlightenment to the scholars in this field can hardly be said to be immeasurable. In the first half of the 19th century, the concept of “Sino-Tibetan languages” began to become a topic of historical linguistics. However, the original foundation was only the European’s surface knowledge of Chinese language. Afterwards, though several generations of scholars worked hard to establish The ultimate ideal of the Sino-Tibetan linguistic pedigree has never been met, at least not in academia to form a relatively unified understanding. last century