副文本是附着于正文文本的辅助性文本,对正文起解释、补充的作用,主要包括标题、序跋、作者署名、扉页、图像、注释、附录、广告、版权页等。此概念自提出至今已经历数十年,并随着出版、音像等产业的发展广为人知。副文本不但能够补充和完善正文文本、提升读者对正文内容的全面了解,对于国内外文化作品对外交流、传播也有着至关重要的意义。本文通过使用文献分析软件Cite Space,对国内外副文本相关文献进行可视化分析。通过对比分析结果,从发文量、文献发表年份、研究热点等方面1989至2024年的文献进行对比分析,揭示了对副文本研究的时间规律、特点、和趋势,总结出国内外副文本研究发展、研究重点差异大、发展时间走向趋同等特点,并对未来副文本发展趋势进行展望。Paratext is an auxiliary text attached to the text of the main text, which plays the role of explanation and supplement to the main text, mainly including the title, preface, author’s signature, title page, images, notes, appendices, advertisements, copyright pages, etc. This concept has been proposed for decades and has been widely known in the development of publishing, audio-visual, and other industries. The subtext can not only supplement and improve the text of the text, enhance the reader’s comprehensive understanding of the content of the text, but also play a vital role in the exchange and dissemination of cultural works at home and abroad. Through comparative analysis, the literature from 1989 to 2024 is compared and analyzed from the aspects of the number of publications, the year of publication and the research hotspots, which reveals the temporal rules, characteristics and trends of paratext research, summarizes the characteristics of the development of paratext research at home and abroad, the research focus is quite different, and the development time trend tends to be the same, and the future developmen
