“阿勒邱”和“纳西阿妈”——从文化语言学视角看纳西族传统文化中的女性形象

“A Le Qiu” and “Naxi A Ma”:An Analysis of Naxi Women's Traditional Image from Cultural Linguistic Perspective

语言是文化的一面镜子,各民族语言中的语言现象、词汇、俗语能够生动地体现不同民族的思想和观念。在纳西族的语言当中就有许多能反映本民族女性意识、女性形象的语言现象。其中,"阿勒邱"和"纳西阿妈"是最能体现和代表纳西族传统女性形象的文化符号。这两个文化符号以及与其相关的一些语言表达都体现出纳西族女性勤劳能干、勇敢坚韧、独立自强的特质,以及她们在家庭生活中举足轻重的作用。对民族语言中具有代表性、标志性的语言符号及其背后所蕴藏的民族文化意义的认识、理解将有助于民族文化的构建,并使宝贵的民族文化传统得到更好的传承和发扬。

Language is a mirror of culture. In the language of every ethnic group, there are a lot of particular language phenomena, vocabularies and sayings which can reflect the ideology and values of each ethnic group. Some particular language phenomena in Naxi language can illustrate women＇s role and status in Naxi culture, of which ＂A Le Qiu＂ and ＂Naxi A Ma＂ can be regarded as two cultural symbols representing traditional image of Naxi women. These two cultural symbols as well as other lin- guistic expressions in Naxi language reflect some distinctive traits of Naxi women such as diligence, bravery, independence and the fact that they play a vital role in family life. A correct recognition of these linguistic cultural symbols as well as the cultural connotations behind them will play a positive part in the construction of ethnic culture and inheritance of valuable cultural traditions.