Ninety Most Frequent Characters and Sixteen Lexical Features of Two Ancient Chinese Vernacular Novels
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This dataset provides a normalized frequency of ninety Most Frequent Characters (MFCs) and normalized values of sixteen lexical features of each chapter of two ancient Chinese vernacular novels, Quelling the Demons' Revolt (Ping Yao Zhuan 平妖傳; QDR) and Romance of Late Tang and Five Dynasties (Can Tang Wu Dai Shi Yan Yi Zhuan 殘唐五代史演義傳; RLTFD). QDR is a pioneering "divine and supernatural novel" that serves as an excellent exemplar for studying the initial stage of Chinese vernacular fiction. However, there has been no definitive conclusion about whether Luo Guanzhong is its author, while the fact that Luo Guanzhong is the author of RLTFD is undisputed. By comparing the usage of MFCs and lexical features in these two novels, this dataset can provide a fresh perspective on the authorship question of QDR. The 90 MFCs of the two novels are as follows: "一" "不" "人" "來" "了" "道" "之" "曰" "下" "大" "有" "是" "得" "見" "我" "將" "馬" "上" "去" "個" "出" "在" "日" "此" "你" "兵" "的" "軍" "說" "知" "只" "何" "三" "子" "這" "中" "他" "時" "如" "與" "為" "裡" "二" "看" "前" "州" "事" "十" "那" "也" "到" "回" "卻" "自" "眾" "天" "今" "著" "城" "文" "安" "便" "兩" "主" "吾" "無" "則" "交" "手" "後" "入" "行" "又" "當" "面" "生" "叫" "起" "地" "殺" "把" "聽" "都" "可" "先" "以" "門" "好" "小" "頭" Definitions of the 16 lexical features are provided in the second worksheet of the Excel file named "Lexical features".
本数据集提供了两部中国古代白话小说《平妖傳》（Quelling the Demons' Revolt，简称QDR）与《殘唐五代史演義傳》（Romance of Late Tang and Five Dynasties，简称RLTFD）各章节的90个高频汉字（Most Frequent Characters，MFCs）归一化频次，以及16项词汇特征的归一化数值。其中《平妖傳》是开创神怪小说先河的典范之作，亦是研究中国白话小说早期发展阶段的绝佳样本。但目前学界尚未就罗贯中（Luo Guanzhong）是否为该书作者达成定论；而《殘唐五代史演義傳》的作者为罗贯中这一事实则毋庸置疑。本数据集通过对比两部小说中高频汉字与词汇特征的使用情况，可为《平妖傳》的作者归属问题提供全新研究视角。两部小说共收录90个高频汉字，依次为：一、不、人、來、了、道、之、曰、下、大、有、是、得、見、我、將、馬、上、去、個、出、在、日、此、你、兵、的、軍、說、知、只、何、三、子、這、中、他、時、如、與、為、裡、二、看、前、州、事、十、那、也、到、回、卻、自、眾、天、今、著、城、文、安、便、兩、主、吾、無、則、交、手、後、入、行、又、當、面、生、叫、起、地、殺、把、聽、都、可、先、以、門、好、小、頭。名为"Lexical features"的Excel文件的第二个工作表中，附有16项词汇特征的定义。
