Female Appellation and Regional Culture in Yangjiang Dialect of Cantonese
Chinese appellation have existed since ancient times,but the appellation used in various dia-lects are not the same.The female appellation in Yangjiang dialect of Cantonese are quite distinctive.This paper compares the appellation in the Yangjiang dialect with those in Cantonese and Dianbai dialect,this paper finds that besides inheriting some traditional kinship appellation,the female appellation in Yangjiang dialect are also significantly different from Cantonese and surrounding dialects,the scope of which is wide and complex.The paper focuses on analyzing and summarizing the characteristics of female appellation in the Yangjiang dialect,exploring its cultural connotations,and providing reference materials for for the study of Lingnan culture.