冲绳与日本本土的文化差异——以冲绳人对「本土」一词的理解为视角

Cultural Differences between Okinawa and Mainland of Japan——Based on the Understanding of the Okinawa People to"Hondo"

对「本土」一词,日本冲绳人在使用与理解上赋予了超出词义本身的含义。由于冲绳特有的历史文化背景和特殊地理位置,在冲绳人眼中的「本土」,不但是日本本土相对于冲绳的地理位置标示,也是冲绳形成不同于日本本土的独特日语特征,地域文化乃至冲绳人地域情结的一种表现。

For the word ＂Hondo＂, the Okinawa People of Japan have their own usage and understanding, which are beyond the meaning of the word itself. Due to Okinawa＇s special historical and cultural background and geographic situation, in the eyes of Okinawa People, ＂Hondo＂ is not only the geographic mark to differ Okinawa from Mainland of Japan, but also a description of the special Japanese, regional culture of Okinawa, and even the regional identity of the Okinawa Penple, which differ from the Mainland of Japan.