Aksjologia a chińskie tradycyjne imiona kobiet
Axiology and Traditional Chinese Names of Women

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the group of Chinese traditional female names containing lexemes denoting moral, mental and behavioural features of women. The features mentioned are related to human values distinguished by philosophers and psychologists in the domain of axiology, i.e. the theory of value. The typology of values elaborated by M. Rokeach in 1973 serves as a framework for the research. The research material contains 1050 lexemes evidenced in 2931 standard personal names of Chinese women. The lexemes denoting female values stand for 27% of all lexemes analysed, and occur in 1600 names. Personal names denoting the values reveal to some extent the system of values preferred in traditional China, and seem to be important for the further studies in the domain of axiology.

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