The Analysis of the Differences of Kinship Address Forms between Chinese and English

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1、TheAnalysisoftheDifferencesofKinshipAddressFormsbetweenChineseandEnglish教师：学生：学号：TheanalysisofthedifferencesofkinshipaddressformsbetweenChineseandEnglish1.ThedefinitionofkinshipaddressformsKinshipaddressformssystemsareauniversalfeatureoflanguage.Theyarethelexicallyi

2、denticaltermsanduniqueterminologicalsystemslabeledwithadistinctivesocialandculturalnature.Thekinshipmeansthestateofrelatednessorconnectionbyblood,marriage,oradoption.ThedifferencesofkinshipindicatedifferentculturebetweenChinaandwesterncountries.2.Thedifferencesofadd

3、ressofkinshipbetweenChinaandEnglish(1)ThedegreeofprecisionInfact,thereisonespecificformforeachofthedifferentkinaddressformsinChinese,whichisshownintable.AcontrastofkinaddressesforminEnglishandChinese.KinshipAddressFormInLanguageMaleFemaleOneGenerationSeniorOneGenera

4、tionJuniorOneGenerationSeniorOneGenerationJuniorFather’sfamilyMother’sfamilyFather’sfamilyMother’sfamilyFather’sfamilyMother’sfamilyFather’sfamilyMother’sfamilyChinesee-uncley-uncle姑父舅父姨父PaternalNephewmaternalNephew伯母婶母姑母舅母姨母侄女外甥女EnglishUncleNephewAuntNieceNote1:舅父=

5、maternaluncle姨父=maternaluncle-in-law舅母=maternalaunt-in-law姨母=maternalaunt伯父=paternalelderuncle叔父=paternalyoungeruncle姑父=paternalelderuncle-in-law（e-uncle=elderuncle；y-uncle=youngeruncle）伯母=paternalelderaunt-in-law婶母=paternalyoungeraunt-in-law姑母=paternalaunt侄子=patern

6、alnephew侄女=paternalniece外甥=maternalnephew外甥女=maternalnieceGenerallyspeaking,EnglishaddressformsarelesscomplicatedthanChineseaddressforms.Inthewholekinshipfield,differentlanguagesbeargreatdistinctionsinaddressforms.TherearemanydifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternlangu

7、ages.AmostimportantcharacteristicofkinshipaddressforminEnglishisthefuzzinessormistinessofaddressforms.Inthislanguage,thereisonlyoneaddressformtogatherupallthebrothers,sistersandtheiroffspringeitherfromfather’sfamilyoriginorfrommother’sfamilyorigin.Incontrast,exactne

8、ssofkinshipaddressformsinChineseisoutstanding.Thoughthecomparison,werealizethatChineserelationsaremoredefinite.Thisdifferenceisnotjustinli