1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study of Personal Names in Japan and East Asia
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03610160
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
文化人類学(含民族学・民俗学)
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| Research Institution | National Museum of Japanese History |
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Principal Investigator |
UENO Kazuo National Museum of Japanese History Folk Culture Department, Professor, 民俗研究部, 教授 (80062008)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1991 – 1992
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| Keywords | succession system of personal name / naming / name / personal name / East Asia / family / kinship |
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| Research Abstract |
The main purposes of this study in comparative structural analysis of personal names in Japan and East Asia. In this area, succession of ancestoral names are performed frequently. Succession system of personal name in this area can be divided following two types.
First is "Patrilineal type". In this type, personal name is named by succession of his paternal ancestor. For example, in farming village of Shiga prefecture, Ogura, personal name is named by taking his father or fathers father. In Okinawa or Myao people in south-west CHina, this type naming is performed.
Second type is "Bilateral Type". In this type, personal name is named by succession of his and her paternal or maternal ancestor. In Goto Islands, this type of naming is called "natori ". Natori means to take one's grandfather or grandmother. Also this type of naming is performed in Amami Islands and Okinawa.
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