Spanish Last Names in the Naples Periphery-论文.pdf

Sino·USEnglishTeaching，ISSN 1539—8072 July2014，Vo1．11，No．7，535-541 … … 毯 SpanishLastNamesintheNaplesPeriphery LuciaButtaro AdelphiUniversity，New York，UnitedStates ThepurposeofthisstudyistoshedlightonthesouthernpartofItalywhereCataloniansruled．Greatnumbersof Spaniards，principallytheCatalonians，headedtothatcountry．Thisaffectedthelanguage，and，inturn，thehistory ofpeople’slastnames．Atfirst，someoftheSpanishlastnameswereusedasnicknamesforItalians．Themethod 1usedtogetthedatafrom primary sourceswasfrom spendingtimeinItalyofrfourconsecutivesummersand visitingtownsintheNaplesareawhileIcollectedsurnamesfoundonhouses．TheCatalonianscametorule Sardinia，andtheirlanguageandsubsequentlySpanishwereofficialontheisland．Thelinguisticinfluenceof Spanishdoesnotstopwithsurnames．A listofSpanishandBasquesurnameswhichisredolentofthehistory of southernItalyna dSicilyisappended．Thegeolinguisticsinterestliesinthewaythatthestudyoflanguage，both ordinary wordsandpropernouns，offersimportantcluestothelivesandmovementsofpeopleofagespast， reflectspoliticalandeconomicaspectsandalsoexplainstheethnicoriginofpeoplewholiveinSicilyandItaly todayoraredescendantsofItalianswhohavebeenimportantimmigrantsintheAmericas，inAustralia，and indeedaroLandthewor1d Keywords．ethnonyms，nicknames，Naples，Castellano，vernaculardialect Introduction OneofmyfavoritepastimeswhenItravelabroadisfrequentingbookstores．Itrytokeepmyselfabreaston thetypesofbooksthatarepopularinothercountriesandImustdothatwithouttheassistanceorinfluenceofthe NewYorkTimesbest—sellerlist．Moreover，Ienjoyvisitingbookstoresinothernationsbecauseitisoneofthe few placeswhe