Naming names: Kinship, individuality and personal names
Naming names: Kinship, individuality and personal names
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DOI：
10.1177/0038038508091624
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发表时间：
2008-08-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Finch, Janet
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作者：
Finch, Janet
本文对当代西方社会（尤其是英国）中人名的重要性进行了探索性分析。名字被认为具有双重特征，既表示人的个性，又标志着社会联系。重点特别放在亲属关系上，以及名字可以用来绘制家庭关系以及识别独特个体的方式。作者认为，姓氏和名字都可以为个人建立家庭关系奠定基础，尽管其积极使用的程度可能有所不同。反过来，家庭环境中名字和命名的使用方式也揭示了当代亲属关系的持久性和可变性。此外，对名称和命名的实证探索可以进一步阐明其特征。
The article presents an exploratory analysis of the significance of personal names in contemporary Western societies the UK in particular. Names are seen as having the dual character of denoting the individualiyt of the person, and also marking social connections. The focus is particularly on kinship, and the ways in which names can be, and are, used to map family connections as well as to identify unique individuals. The author argues that both surnames and forenames can serve to ground the individual within famuly relationships, though the extent to which this is used actively can vary. In turn the way in which names and naming are used within the family context sheds light upon contemporary kinship, with its enduring and variable dimensions. Additionally empirical exploration of names and naming could further illuminate its characteristics.