Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023, 6(24); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2023.062407.
Jinhai Wang1, Xiangyuan Xu2, Yilin Xu3
1Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou, China
2Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou, China
3Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou, China
Place names are proprietary names given by people to geographical entities, and are products of history and society. They are a highly practical form of historical and cultural form. Rural place names are an important carrier of rural culture, and the excavation and protection of place names are of great significance for the revitalization of rural culture. This article explores the language characteristics and cultural connotations behind the names of traditional villages in Henan, in order to discover the characteristics of naming traditional villages in Henan and provide empirical data for the protection and inheritance of rural language resources in Henan.
Henan Province; Traditional villages; Language features; Cultural Connotation
Jinhai Wang, Xiangyuan Xu, Yilin Xu. A Study on the Language Characteristics and Cultural Connotation of the Village Names in Henan Province. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 24: 37-43. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.062407.
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