The Study Of Kinship Terms' Changes In Dongbi Village

This article aims to analyze the changes of kinship terms, with regarding Dongbi speech community in Shouguang City Shandong Province as the studying object, and find that the changes of kinship terms and social mobility are in the relationship of co-variation after a serious of interview.At the same time, we also discuss the impact of Mandarin in the process of kinship terms' changes.We reappeared the process of kinship terms' changes in Dongbi village, and found that the changes of kinship terms were influenced by many factors,such as age, education, profession and identity. Besides, the stabilization and restore of social mobility had very important influence on kinship terms' changes and development.This article also discussed the relationship between the changes of kinship terms and the popularization of Mandarin in China, and found that the impact of Mandarin popularization on kinship terms' changes was very limited. Though the conclusion is very different from many researchers' viewpoints,it will offer a totally new way to think about the question.