A Diachronic Study on the Semantic Change of “xiaojie”
A Diachronic Study on the Semantic Change of “xiaojie”
“小姐”语义变化的历时研究
A Diachronic Study on the Semantic Change of “xiaojie”
Abstract：As a necessary word in social communication, xiaojie has always been closely observed by many scholars and professors, and this paper focus on its semantic change and usage. The word xiaojie, so far from its first appear in Song dynasty, its semantic meaning has changed a lot. The whole paper is studying the term of address from a diachronic view, trying to analyze the cause for its semantic changes with linguistic theory. Through the analysis,we find that the semantic development of “xiaojie”reflect the characteristics of language development and the change of society under certain social culture and political history background. To accord with the demands of the economic principle,“xiaojie”is mirror of the breakthrough of the traditional ethics which has existed for thousands of years, and truly reflect change and liberation of conception as well as transformation of social value in the new period of time.
Key words: “xiaojie”, semantic change, language and society, address forms
“小姐”语义变化的历时研究
摘要：“小姐”作为日常生活中交流必不可少的称谓语，一直受到了很多学者专家的关注，本文旨在从历时的角度对“小姐”一词发生的语义变化及用法加以研究。“小姐”一词从最早出现的宋代开始至今，其语义发生了不小的变化。本文力图以历时的角度探讨“小姐”语义变化的原因，并从其原因挖掘语言与社会之间相辅相成的关系。
关键词：“小姐”；语义变迁；语言与社会；称谓语
Part One Introduction 1.1 Goal of the study As a term of address, “xiaojie” experienced more than 1000 years of history being used among Chinese people from different walks of life or social classes since the Song dynasty. It is still frequently used as general respectful forms of address for young ladies till nowadays. However, the semantic meaning of “xiaojie” pejorates and a storm of argument has been aroused about the intensifying contradiction between groups of users as well as the addressees of the term “xiaojie” , seeking for certain way
“小姐”语义变化的历时研究
A Diachronic Study on the Semantic Change of “xiaojie”
Abstract：As a necessary word in social communication, xiaojie has always been closely observed by many scholars and professors, and this paper focus on its semantic change and usage. The word xiaojie, so far from its first appear in Song dynasty, its semantic meaning has changed a lot. The whole paper is studying the term of address from a diachronic view, trying to analyze the cause for its semantic changes with linguistic theory. Through the analysis,we find that the semantic development of “xiaojie”reflect the characteristics of language development and the change of society under certain social culture and political history background. To accord with the demands of the economic principle,“xiaojie”is mirror of the breakthrough of the traditional ethics which has existed for thousands of years, and truly reflect change and liberation of conception as well as transformation of social value in the new period of time.
Key words: “xiaojie”, semantic change, language and society, address forms
“小姐”语义变化的历时研究
摘要：“小姐”作为日常生活中交流必不可少的称谓语，一直受到了很多学者专家的关注，本文旨在从历时的角度对“小姐”一词发生的语义变化及用法加以研究。“小姐”一词从最早出现的宋代开始至今，其语义发生了不小的变化。本文力图以历时的角度探讨“小姐”语义变化的原因，并从其原因挖掘语言与社会之间相辅相成的关系。
关键词：“小姐”；语义变迁；语言与社会；称谓语
Part One Introduction 1.1 Goal of the study As a term of address, “xiaojie” experienced more than 1000 years of history being used among Chinese people from different walks of life or social classes since the Song dynasty. It is still frequently used as general respectful forms of address for young ladies till nowadays. However, the semantic meaning of “xiaojie” pejorates and a storm of argument has been aroused about the intensifying contradiction between groups of users as well as the addressees of the term “xiaojie” , seeking for certain way