This paper,based on a study of some words in the Dunhuang Bianwen,argues that the deceased words in ancient Chinese language actually exist in various forms in present Chinese dialects and mandarin.

• 结合杭州方言对敦煌变文中的若干词语作出考察,认为,古代汉语那些似乎已经消亡的词语,其实有不少仍旧以一定的形式遗存于今天的方言乃至普通话中;