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Traditional Chinese Generation Names

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Kałużyńska I.
Onomastica
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2015
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vol. 59
107-121
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Personal names usually contain some information which falls within the broad content of culture. They are often imbued with information on history, religion, social organization, mentality, values, preferences or symbols. Chinese naming practices do not restrict the inventory of possible given names, and as based upon characteristics of the Chinese culture, Chinese language and Chinese writing system, they grant a great deal more opportunity for creativity in naming than is the case in Western cultures. The paper deals with the specific tradition and practice of Chinese generational naming, i.e. it presents various types and categories of Chinese generation given names, indicating the order of birth of children within a family or within generations of a clan. Generation names appear to be unique to China. The tradition and practice of generation naming were formed to ensure the unity of the great Chinese family and to maintain its continuity and prosperity. According to the research material, there are two main types of generation names, i.e. (I) names denoting the order of birth in a family by using special seniority terms or numerals, and (II) names indicating the order of birth within generations of a family or a clan, or the seniority in a family, created by using some special generational methods of forming Chinese names, based mainly upon the characteristics of the Chinese language and its writing system.
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Muž, nebo žena? Role grafemického systému v čínských antroponymech

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Slaměníková T.
Acta onomastica
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2017
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vol. 58
135-149
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Compared to the European tradition, there is no official name list in China, which is the reason why Chinese given names show a high degree of diversity. Another important difference is the unique writing system used to record the Chinese language. The question that arises is how specific features of the writing system used affect the choice of given names. One cannot overlook the fact that, although there is a range of factors usually considered, in the end it is the Chinese character with its meaning and other qualities that is chosen. The aim of this paper is to examine and identify which of these qualities are used as distinctive features in male and female names. Based on a sample of Chinese Olympic team members, the grammatological characteristics of contemporary Chinese given names are described.
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