Sociocultural influences on british and vietnamese personal names

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In every language, personal names are linguistic objects and complex representations. In addition, personal name is considered as one aspect of culture. Many people believe that personal names reflect beliefs, thought of people about the world around them. In fact, there have been some scientific experiments which support these beliefs. Besides, personal names reflect the concerns and values of a society. This is particularly true in many cultures around the world. People form a name by exploiting the richness and inventiveness of their language, adapting, combining and re-combining nouns, adjectives and verbs to create new forms reflecting features of their landscape, and the values of their religious, cultural and political life. Especially, a personal name is used to identify individuals, to distinguish sex, to perform aesthetic function, and so on. In many cultures, the selection of a child’s name and the presentation of the child to the community are important events. Naming children is of great importance to everyone. Almost parents take the choosing of names for their children very seriously. They want the name they choose to have special significance. Because some people believe that a child’s name can influence his or her future, it is not only identification, but a way of expressing aspirationsand expectations. So a name’s meaning, how it sounds, and what it suggests to others are all important considerations. However, the idea of personal name varies from country to country, and from person to person. Take Vietnamese and British personal names as example, when we learn English and its culture, we can find clearly that there aresome differences between Vietnamese and English personal names. From my experience and observations, it’s these differences that cause many difficulties to our students. To some extent, the study of personal names can befascinating and personal name has been an interesting topic for many researchers so far.