中英文名字比较研究.doc

PAGE PAGE 12 The Comparative Study of English and Chinese Names Abstract: Name, as a cultural carrier, has rich cultural connotations. It embodies the characteristics of the national culture, which results in the great cultural gap between names in different cultures. There are differences as well as similarities in the structure and the origin of names and the way to name between Chinese and English. The different family names reflect the differences of culture and history, and their similarities reflect the commonness of humanity. Based on the comparative analysis of Chinese and English national name, this thesis probes into cultural differences of the national name between Chinese and English nations, and reveals the abundant cultural connotations and associations of Chinese and English national name. Key words: Names, The Structure of the Full Name, The Origin of the Family, The way to Name, Chinese Nation, English Nation, The Brief Introduction to Name Everybody has his own name. A person’s name not only is the simple symbols that are written by a few strokes, but contains the rich cultural and the ideological and historical background behind it. The family is the base unit of the society. And the tribe is related by blood. Past and present, emperors or the ordinary people, names are related to blood. Names, as the thread of the family history and family tree, have the record of the origin of the family lineage and the rise and decline about the family. Those family trees and family history are the important documents that record the historical exploits and show the cultural characteristics of the family. It is the microcosm of the track of the human civilized evolution and the social development. Name is also the symbol for the members of the society to distinguish each others. As a recognition system, it plays an important role in social contact, political activities and economic lives. Meanwhile, by studying names, we can know the language, histor