what's in a name?. recognize the component of names; distinguish between full and short forms...
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What's in a Name?
recognize the component of names; distinguish between full and short forms of given
names; know the origin of Chinese and English names; associate certain personal names with their national
background; apply English names, titles and kin terms in an
appropriate way; display familiarity with the names of a number of
different nationalities
Give students some name list in English and ask them to identify whether they are family names, female or male names and fill in the following table
Family names Male names Female names
STEP 2STEP 2
Naming NamesNaming Names
Compare the components of a Chinese name and an English name.
Chinese names English names
Components
Examples
Read the passage on “Naming names” and answer the questions that follow to the whether you have understood the main points.
Questions and ansers: 1. How many names do most English people have? 2. Do the terms last name, surname and family name
refer to the same name of a person ? What does each term show?
3. Do the terms first names, given names and Christian names refer to the same names?
4. Why do parents have to be careful about the names for their children?
5 Which given name is usually used by English people?
6. Why do some people use their middle name? 7. What form of name is commonly used among
friends and colleagues?
1.According to the text on “Naming names”, what are the short forms of the following names?
ShortShort
forms forms
ShortShort
FormsForms
Short Short
FormsForms
AlexanderAlexander MichaelMichael RobertRobert
AnthonyAnthony WilliamWilliam ElizabethElizabeth
2.Complete the table according to the information given in the passage“Naming names”.
Name of given Name of given namesnames
CommonCommon TwoTwo
lessless One or severalOne or several
ShortShort
forms forms
ShortShort
FormsForms
Short Short
FormsForms
AlexanderAlexander AlecAlec MichaelMichael MikeMike RobertRobert BobBob
AnthonyAnthony TonyTony WilliamWilliam BillBill ElizabethElizabeth BessBess
Look at the English names given below. Tick the combination of names you think parents should avoid giving their children.
1. Nichola Ann Green 2. William Patrick Wills 3. Fiona Alice Tanner 4. John Peter Hill 5. Michael Adam Davies 6. Holly Rowan Hillman 7. Peter Ewan Steven Thompson 8. Graham Adam Yiend 9. Alan Richard James
Roots Several hundred years ago in England there were only
first names. Surnames were gradually introduced as a way of distinguishing between people who had he. same given name. They were drawn from a number of sources. Some indicated where the person came from, e.g., Norman, Moor, Hall, Chesterfield and Wood?' Others came from occupations, such as Cook, Forester, Chandler Taylor, Clark, Smith, Turner, Butler, Thatcher, and Cooper. Surnames were also, corned from first names to indicate family relationships, as with Robertson for the son of Robert. In Scotland instead of adding '-son'. to the end Mac-' or 'Mc- was placed at the beginning with the same meaning, e.g., Donald’s son became Donaldson in England, but MacDonald in Scotland. The Irish version of this device was to add-' before the name, so that .the son of Patrick became known as O'Patrick. Other ways in which family relationships came to be woven into family names can be seen in Watkins (the kin of Watt) and Thomas (Tom's). Finally many surnames had their- origin in nicknames expressing some personal characteristics such as Long, Little, Moody, Fox, Brown, Young, Rich, and Newman (a newcomer to the area).
Sources of NamesSources of Names NamesNames
place identityplace identity 11
22 33
Family relationship Family relationship identityidentity
44
ethnic identity ethnic identity (showing family (showing family relationship)relationship)
5. English names:5. English names:
6. Scottish names:6. Scottish names:
7. Irish names:7. Irish names:
88 99
Having done Task 1, you will have already got some idea about the various origins of English names. Here are some more names for you to try to identify the origin.
Make a guess and put the names in the category you think they belong to according to the origin. Don't worry about their meanings yet; we'll come to that in the next task.
Hill Carter Wisdom Hopwood Fowler Mason Archer Greenfield Chamberlain Sharpe Barber Glover Cohen Broadspan Farmer Cooper Freeman Short Baker Fisher
Ethnic Ethnic GroupsGroups
EnglishEnglish ScottishScottish IrishIrish
part of name part of name showingshowing
relationship relationship betweenbetween
father and father and sonson
Ethnic Groups Ethnic Groups English English Scottish Scottish Irish Irish
part of name part of name showingshowing
relationship relationship betweenbetween
father and son father and son
-son/-s -son/-s Mao-/ Mc- Mao-/ Mc- O'- O'-
names names JohnsonJohnson
WilliamsWilliams
RichardsRichards
Edwards Edwards
MacEwen MacEwen McAdam McAdam
O'Neil O'Neil O'Brien O'Brien
names names
Surnames 1. Cook 2. Forester 3. Chandler 4. Taylor 5. Clark 6. Smith 7. Turner 8. Butler 9. Thatcher 10. Cooper 11. Carter 12. Fowler 13. Mason 14. Archer 15. Chamberlain 16. Barber 17. Glover 18. Farmer 19. Baker 20. Fisher
Descriptions of Occupations
同志 (comrade) usually between any usually between any unknown
male or female adults still widely used diminishing in the recent year
师傅 (master) traditionally a title for a skilled worker, now often still
quite commonly used to any unknown ordinary person of both sexes, usually middle-aged or older persons, especially those who provide services
Still quite commonly used
小姐 (miss) to some young ladies, married or not,
especially those who work in service business, such as a popular waitress, shop assistant, air hostess, etc.
Becoming more and more popular
先生 (mister/sir) a respectful term of address to known or
unknown learned persons, usually males common in written Chinese , increasingly
heard
老师 (teacher)
a respectful term of address to a learned or commonly used professional person, who is not necessarily a teacher, used to either male or female, if to a known person, often used with the surname
commonly used
How good are you at identifying the names of different countries and their people? See how well you can complete the following table.
Task1. Read the text on P116 about the “Kin Terms” and try to finish the exercises on P117 as follows
What is the easy way for son-in-laws to address their mother-in-law and father-in-law when they themselves have children?
Do all children follow the traditional way of addressing their uncles and aunts? If not, how do children of some families address their uncles and aunts? Could this be applied in Chinese families? Why?
How do British children address their parents’ brothers and sisters in a traditional way? Give examples. How do Chinese children address their parents’ brothers and sisters? Give examples
Step 6. Compare difference in Male and Female names in China and abroad
赵钢 秦雅芳 韩大力 郑彩云 周为民 吴静秋 王海山 李淑贤
Male names:
Female names:
What about the differences in English male and female names? What are the characteristics that distinguish them? Are they the same as ours? The following text will give the answer. First, read the text and note the differences between English male and female names, then complete the table that follows the text.
Below are the 20 most popular first names given to children in Britain in the mid-1980s. However, they are not classified into male and female names Could you use the information you have learned so far about English names and the characteristics of their male and female names to categorize the following names into male and female groups? Have a try!
Sarah Christopher Claire Matthew Emma David
Laura James Rebecca Daniel Gemma Andrew
Rachel Steven Kelly Victoria Mark Katharine Paul Michael
Male: Female: Male: Christopher, Matthew, David, James, Daniel, Andrew, Steven,
Mark, Paul, Michael Female: Sarah, Claire, Emma, Laura, Rebecca, Gemma, Rachel, Kelly,
Victoria, Katharine.
Cases study Please analyze the case on Page 112 : Case One: The use of names and titles can be confusing. As you know in a
Chinese name, the surname comes first while in an English name, the surname comes last. When an American meets a Chinese whose name is Liu Xin, he would call him Mr Xin.
Case Two: When an American meets a Chinese woman whose name is Cai Hong, he might make another mistake in calling her. As he know she is married, he says "Mrs. Cai". He thinks that Cai Hong's surname is her husband's surname, since he is not aware of the fact that in China women still use their own surname after marriage.
1.Case analysis:1.Case analysis: A British tourist got lost in a small town in A British tourist got lost in a small town in
China. A Chinese couple volunteered to China. A Chinese couple volunteered to offer their help . And now they are offer their help . And now they are introducing themselves. introducing themselves.
British tourist: It was so nice to meet you British tourist: It was so nice to meet you both here. I'm Susan Williams. Thank you both here. I'm Susan Williams. Thank you very much. very much.
Chinese couple: It's a pleasure. I'm Li Fang, Chinese couple: It's a pleasure. I'm Li Fang, and this is my husband. Welcome to China, and this is my husband. Welcome to China, Miss Susan.Miss Susan.Thank you. Thank you.
Chinese couple: Mrs. Li. Would both of you Chinese couple: Mrs. Li. Would both of you like a cup of coffee? like a cup of coffee? British tourist: No, thanks.British tourist: No, thanks.
2. The rest of exeercise that hasn’t been completed in the text.