| Jinghua Yanyun was translated by Zhang Zhenyu on the basis of Moment in Peking.The original is a great novel written and completed by Mr.Lin Yutang in English in order to introduce the real situation of modern Chinese society to Westerners.The characters in the book are very rich and can basically represent various characters in modern Chinese society.The dialogue between them and the appellations they use are also very distinctive.It can not only reflect the relationship between characters,but also has high linguistic value.But at present,there are very few scholars who have studied the literary masterpiece Jinghua Yanyun from the perspective of linguistics,and the research on predicates is not deep enough.Therefore,starting from the appellation language,it is of great significance to study the appellation language in Jinghua Yanyun.The Chinese appellation system is elaborate and complex.The choice of appellation in communication is not random,but the appropriate appellation should be selected according to various factors.These factors include the following.First,under the influence of the patriarchal ritual system,the primary criterion for choosing appellations is kinship.If the speaker and the addressee are related by blood,the appropriate kinship appellation will be selected according to the distance,seniority,age and other factors of the kinship relationship.If the communication object is not related to oneself by blood,then the criterion for choosing the appellation language should be changed to some other factors.These factors can be the gender,age,identity,occupation,emotional attitude of the speaker and so on.The characters in the novels in Jinghua Yanyun also follow this standard when using appellations.Therefore,the content of the first chapter intends to classify the appellations used by the characters in the novel in Jinghua Yanyun from the kinship terms and social appellations.Secondly,the environment in which the language occurs will also affect the use of appellation.The characters in the novel Jinghua Yanyun are affected by changes in context,communicative motives,and communicative relationships when they use appellations.In addition,some cultural conventions in the society that have accumulated thousands of years of history will also have an impact on predicates.The appellations in Jinghua Yanyun abide by the principle of respect and modesty and the principle of equality in historical and cultural traditions,and the factors that affect the selection of appellations are the principle of emotion.In communication,appellation also has some other functions.The appellation in Jinghua Yanyun has an indicative function,which plays an important role in understanding the character image.Appellations in novels also have a social function,which is convenient for sorting out the communicative relationship between characters.From the perspective of linguistics,the appellations in Jinghua Yanyun have high pragmatic value,which has an extremely important guiding role for people to choose appropriate appellations in language communication.Appellation exists in society and is a part of society,and no appellation can exist independently of society.Appellations can truly reflect the social context at that time,and appellations in different social contexts often show differences.The novel Jinghua Yanyun takes the Boxer Rebellion to before the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War as the historical background,and describes the rise and fall of the three families of Zeng,Yao and Niu.The society shown in the novel is in a turbulent situation,the patriarchal and ethical ideas of the old society have a profound impact on people,and the idea of equality in the new society takes root in people’s hearts.As a mirror of society,language can be traced to both political and ideological changes in society.The appellations in Jinghua Yanyun not only show the social context of political turmoil,but also reflect the remnants of people’s old ideas and the gradual emergence of new ideas. |
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