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The Semantic Analysis And The Culture Explanation Of Chinese Traditional Cultural Core Category Of Xiao

Posted on:2013-11-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J H YeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330401474439Subject:Chinese international education
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"Xiao" is the Chinese traditional cultural core category which is important Chinese concept word. The concept of Xiao can trace back to the Patriarchal clan commune era. Along with long history, the meaning of Xiao becomes richer and richer. With the development of history and the evolution of culture, the connotation of "Xiao" focuses from ancient worship of ancestors and gods to current honoring parents. Moreover, Xiao’s behavioral object changes from God to Human being. This vital change not only stimulates the flexibility of Xiao’s meaning but also expands the developed space of morpheme "Xiao" parameter configuration. Words "respect" and "rank" become the shared sememe of morpheme "Xiao" parameter configuration, which exist in Xiao’s semantics changes and the whole process of morpheme "Xiao" parameter configuration’s development.Xiao’s object of behavior is a change from God to human beings. It is the result of Human cognitive development and important reflection of Chinese historic development trend. The worship and the respect and love your family or relatives become the purpose of Xiao’s semantics."Xiao" semantics is always full of "respect and love" sememe. A Large number of Xiao’s expression and words shows that Chinese pay great attention in Xiao which is the expression of Han peoples regards Xiao importantly. The reason Han peoples value Xiao so heavily because of the rule of love and respect in Xiao. It not only embodies the fact of simple blood relatives in human feeling but also supplements the home and country that are made of Han peoples.Confucian culture has greatly influenced the culture of Xiao. Because the Confucian culture is not immutable, its development features also stigmatize in the culture of Xiao. Therefore, reader can learn that morpheme "Xiao" parameter configuration has been influenced by Confucian Xiao culture, but also learn the evolution of Confucian Xiao culture’s development by comparing the Xiao analyzed in Confucian Xiao formation with the complete The Doctrine of Filial Piety’s Xiao and semantic features and cultural connotation of morpheme "Xiao" parameter configuration.
Keywords/Search Tags:Xiao, Semantic Analysis, Cultural explanation, The Analects of Confucius, TheDoctrine of Filial Piety
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