Survey And Analysis Of Place Names In Siping City

As a kind of cultural phenomenon,the geographic names can record society,culture and history of the region authentically,acting as the “living fossil” of the urban cultures.Hence,the research and analysis on the geographic names of Siping City have the important significance to enrich the social linguistic research of geographic names in Siping City and deepen people’s understanding on the society,history and culture of Siping City.There are over 7815 geographic names above the level of natural villages in Siping City.This paper takes these 7815 geographic names as the research subject,conducts the field survey and refers to the general resources of the historical materials,almanacs,gazetteer,local chronicles,the geographic names cards and the general records of the geographic names in relevant civil administrative departments,historical annals departments and archives departments.Then the systematic clarification and comprehensive analysis of these considerable data are made to reveal the main characteristics and the social and cultural implications of the geographic names in Siping City,figure out the main problems of the geographic names in Siping City and advocate relevant suggestions.This paper is mainly composed of four parts.The introduction summarizes the general conditions of Siping City,the current conditions of geographic names research in Siping City,and the significance of this research.The first chapter analyzes the basic conditions of the geographic names in Siping City,specifically introducing the basic structures and characteristics of the geographic names in Siping City in details.The second chapter is the social and cultural analysis of the geographic names in Siping City,associating with several other aspects including the geographic names and geographical features,the immigrant history,the ethnic activities,the religious belief and the economic activities of Siping City,to analyze the close relations between the geographic names and the society and culture of Siping City.The third chapter is the analysis of the main problems of the geographic names in Siping City,together with relevant suggestions.The duplication,vulgarity and incorrect translation of the minority languages are the main problems.To achieve further improvement,some suggestions are also set forth,like increasing the ideological understanding,completing the system management,and strengthening the basic research.