动画中文称谓的历史沿革及其文化意义图景

The Changing Name of Animation in the Chinese Language and Its Cultural Landscape

动画进入中国后的百余年间,其称谓发生了多次变化和更替,这背后折射出的是国民价值观念和集体想象的变迁。动画中文称谓的历史沿革可分为“卡通”“美术片”“动漫”三个阶段。借助语言学和符号学的方法,观察它们是如何被特定的社会、政治、经济和文化语境所形塑,尤其是跨语际实践影响,不仅可以加深对中国动画的理解,也能够借此勾勒出一个更广阔的体现中国现代化进程的文化意义图景。

Over the past one hundred years since animation entered China, the way people call it in the Chinese language has changed many times, reflecting the changing values and collective imagination of the Chinese people. The historical evolution of the Chinese name of animation can be divided into three phases: katong(cartoon), meishu pian(art film), dongman(anime). With the help of linguistic and semiotic approaches, this article examines how these names are shaped by specific social, political, economic, and cultural contexts, especially under the influence of interlingual practices, not only to deepen our understanding of Chinese animation but also to outline a broader cultural landscape in China’s modernization.