Author(s)

Tongxuan Jiang

College of Arts, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China.

Epitaph, as a kind of praising memorial article, its smooth style of writing, complimentary remarks and clever allusions are all leaving rich cultural wealth to the future generations. It is valuable to learn the cultural words in epitaph, especially for the study of subjects such as history, archaeology, philology, cultural history, as well as language and literature. This paper reveals its value depending on the specific materials, hoping to draw more attention to academia.

Epitaph, Cultural Words, Value

Jiang, T. (2015) The Value of Epitaph Words Study. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 5, 232-237. doi: 10.4236/ojml.2015.53019.