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1、On Structural and Cultural Differences of Surnames Between English and Chinese: Lexical Perspective 论英汉姓氏结构及文化差异：词汇学角度【摘 要】 姓氏是人类独一无二的宝贵财富，在人们的日常生活、社会交往和政治活动中发挥了重要的作用。同时它隐含着一个民族的语言、历史、政治、经济、地理、宗教、习俗等多方面的信息，是每个民族都拥有的语言现象。 本文采用对比分析、举例论证的方法，从词汇学视角研究姓氏的来源、演进及其内涵。譬如，从词源方面探究英汉姓氏的来源，从形态方面分析姓氏的构词规律，从语义方面考察英
2、汉姓氏的语义变化过程，最终归纳出英汉姓氏所蕴含的不同文化特征和内涵意义。本文旨在通过英汉姓氏的对比研究，帮助语言学习者认识英汉姓氏的异同点，从而加深对英汉语言特征和文化内涵的了解。本研究展示了词汇学理论的应用价值，同时也体现了词汇学的实践意义。【关键词】 姓氏；文化差异；词源；形态；语义Abstract Surname is an intangible but precious cultural heritage, has been playing an important role in humans daily life, social and political activities.
3、In the same time, it bears close relationship with language, history, politics, economy, geography, religion and custom, etc. It is the linguistic phenomenon of every nation. Using the method of comparison and analysis, examples and argumentation, this paper probes into the origins of English and Ch
4、inese surnames and unveils the morphological rules of their formation. As far as the semantic aspect is concerned, the generalization of surnames is discussed in the papers. Last but not least, the cultural connotation and significance of English and Chinese surnames are elaborated on the basis of t
5、he relationship between language and culture. This thesis aims to acquaint language learners with similarities and differences of English and Chinese surnames in the sense of lexicology, and to deepen their understanding of linguistic characteristics and cultural connotation of the two language syst
6、ems. Meanwhile, the study is supposed to demonstrate the applied value of lexicology theories and embody their significance in practice.Key Words surnames; cultural differences; etymology; morphology; semanticsI. Introduction Surname is regarded as a precious heritage, which reflects various aspects
7、 of human development. There is a constant popular fascination with surnames-what they mean, when they originated, and where they came from. The academia at home and abroad continuously sees many meaningful results of all kinds of research concerning surnames. In foreign, A Dictionary of English Sur
8、names is a classic work wrote by P. H. Reaney and R. M. Wilson (1997). The dictionary provides not only meanings of over 16,000 English surnames but also their early forms, sources, dates and variants. With its rich resources inside, it is undoubtedly an essential referential volume for linguists, h
9、istorians, and students of either discipline. David Hey (2000) in his bookFamily Names and Family History shows how, when and where families first got their family names. According to this book, family names is an essential part of everyones personal history. The story of its evolution has been inte
10、grated into family history. Derived from first names, nicknames and occupations, names allow people at present to trace the movements of their ancestors from the Middle Ages to today. In another book Family Names and Their Story, S. Baring-Gould (2004) gives a detailed account of the different types
11、 of family names and analyzes the origin, development and disintegration of them. Historically, human surnames have undergone three stages of their occurrence, evolution and development: totem, drawing and surname, which in sociologists eyes, correspond with three social conformations: clan, tribe a
12、nd society (Sheng Yuedong, 2004). And the formation such as prefixation, suffixation and compounding of some surnames are introduced. In a few chapters in this book the surnames are discussed as common lexis. Though not much information available, can we see that foreign scholars are trying to study
13、 surnames from various new perspectives.Chinese scholars also do many researches of surnames. Li Yan and Wang Yuehong (2006) compiled a book called Chinese Surnames. This book discusses the origin and social function of surnames, and includes the change and factors affecting the phenomenon. It provi
14、des a clear overview of Chinese surnames. Wu Lin (2002: 193) shows three similarities in Chinese and English Surname System. Although they belong to different culture, both of them bear close relation with place, occupation or status and patriarchal rules. In 2009, Duan Shiqi (2009：166-169) publishe
15、d his article Cultural Differences of Surnames Between English and Chinese. This article indicates cultural differences of English and Chinese from the origin, formation, development of surnames. Gao Yongchen and Ren Rui (2003: 36-39) also published an article in Tianjin Foreign Studies University J
16、ournal entitled The Different Cultural Connotation in Chinese and English Surnames which explores the associations or images that both Chinese and English names convey.Scholars of different fields have studied surnames from different perspectives such as sociology, demography and psychology etc. Thus, this paper aims to analyze structural and cultural differences of English and Chinese surnames from lexical perspective. This paper will use the meth
