This paper analyzes through examples the archaic words in idiom of southern Hunan province, including the words from archaic dialect and archaic common language, traces their origins and illustrates their distribution in idiom of southern Hunan provice.

After pointed out some problems in today's study of Hakka dialects archaic words such as not great number of archaic words, difference of etymological note, short of deepgoing general study, this paper made a special study on archaic words in Meixian dialect which is representation of Hakka dialects.

Through studying the archaic words in Meixian Hakka dialects,this article points out the shortages in phonetic notation and explanation in such great reference books as Hanyu Da Zidian and Hanyu Da Cidian,which provide some reference for the editors and revisers.

Some words in dialect are the reserve of archaisms.

This paper collects some archaisms of Yangquan dialect and exemplifies their usage in a detail.

This paper conducts a textual interpretation of some archaisms other than there found in Texual Interpretation of Characters and Words in Chouzhou-Shantou Subdilect coedited by Mr Li Xinkui and Mr Lin Lunlun.

Many ancient words exist in today s Qi dialect which has a long history.

With the continuo us development of society,a number of ancient words have to adapt to the needs of the times,and their meaning have added to new contents.

Liang"(靓) is originally a dialectal and ancient word.