西方文化视域下的英美命名模式

The British-American Naming Model From Western Cultural Perspective

从历史发展的角度,对英语姓名的演变做了高度的概括;在此基础上,对英语姓名的命名模式做了探析并试图对英语国家重名率高这一特殊现象进行解释。从语言文化学的角度阐释了英语姓名语源及其在长期的使用中积累的丰富文化内涵,姓名不仅是区分个体或群体的语言符号,更隐含着一个民族的风尚习俗、宗教信仰、自然地理、价值观念、美学观念和社会经济发展状况等方面的文化信息,在一定程度上是英美民族历史文化的小小缩影。

The evolution of English names is highly summarized from the perspective of history development, based on which the naming model is explored to explain why there are so many repetitive names in English speaking countries. The etymology of English names is explained from the perspective of langue and culture. In the long history of use, there lies rich cultural connotation. Name is not only the linguistic symbols distinguishing individual and group, but also contains a nation＇ s custom, religion, geography, value, aesthetics, and social economy development. It is a reduction of British and American history and culture to some extent.