A comparative study of kinship terms in Chinese and German Cover Image

Eine vergleichende Studie zu Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen im Chinesischen und im Deutschen
A comparative study of kinship terms in Chinese and German

Author(s): Jiye Duan, Jarosław Aptacy
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: kinship term; German; Chinese; cultural differences; lexical field;

Summary/Abstract: Research of kinship terms is an important part of lexicology and of social culture studies. This article defines German and Chinese kinship terms, determines their characteristics and presents their semantics in order to compare the terms in the two languages. The Author attempts to identify key differences between Chinese and German culture in this respect and to determine their underlying causes.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171-188
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: German