Cultural Reflection in Chinese Address Terms
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This research aims to study the types of Chinese address term and Chinese cultural reflection in address terms based on Chinese language and culture. This study employed conceptual frameworks from the types of Chinese address term by Ding (2005) and Sodsongkrit (2010), language as a reflection of culture by Su (2006). The data were collected from address words used in Chinese dramas via WeTV application from 2018 to 2021, totaling eighteen dramas. Categorization and the analysis of the relationship between these address terms and cultural reflection were used in this study. The data obtained were analyzed by using frequency and percentage. The results showed that: 1) Chinese address terms can be classified into five types eighty-three forms. 2) There were three aspects of address terms reflecting Chinese cultures: (1) Cultural objects, (2) Norms and traditions: significance of the last name and differences in cultural status, and (3) Morals and values: seniority, religion, belief and gender.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักอักษรจากวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ก่อนเท่านั้น
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