The Research Of Nanning Bus Station Names

Bus station name is like a mirror, not only to reveal the charm of a city, but also reflect the cultures of a city and the social cultural psychology of the citizens. Nowadays, the study of bus station names is very few in our country. According to the related theory and method of linguistics, this article study the Nanning bus station names, find out its inherent laws and culture connotations, and trying to find out its existing problems, then put forward suggestions for improvement.We use 995 bus station names in Nanning as the research object, from the perspective of language ontology and study of its linguistic features, summed up the phonetic features: Syllable length is moderate, syllable rhythm form diversification, level and oblique tones is harmonious collocation, and the voice changes. Its vocabulary characteristics are: The Tong Ming words of Nanning bus station names, with "intersection" give priority to, supplemented by a variety of other forms’ words, the form of its words Show the characteristics of diversification. In addition, In combination with the relevant theories of Toponymy and Cultural Linguistics. To analysis Nanning bus station names, we can conclude that its names come from: road streets, residents of settlements, scenic spots, business organizations, large commercial institutions, or in other ways. And then further explains the social cultural psychologies which are contained in Nanning bus station names, including the inheritance and development of people to the traditional culture, the hope for better life, and the emphasis on geographic location. Finally, pointed out that there exist lots of problems in Nanning bus station name such as : the names hard to remember, the names are vague and wrong, one stops have several names, Named after the "intersection" excessive, station board using wrong words, and so on. At last, according to these problems, we put forward some regulations.