Vol. 72 No. 4 (2024): NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
Articles

Names of Hutong in Kaifeng: A Linguistic Perspective

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  • Shuxia Yang,
  • Bing Mei,
  • Hongyu Xu,
  • Ying Wei,
  • Peipei Xiong
Shuxia Yang
Henan University
Bing Mei
Henan University
Hongyu Xu
Henan University
Ying Wei
Henan University
Peipei Xiong
Henan University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/names.2024.2430

Published 2024-12-02

Keywords

  • onomastics,
  • hodonym,
  • hutong,
  • linguistics,
  • China,
  • placenames
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Abstract

The common narrow lane in ancient cities of North China, the hutong, has long been of interest to scholars. However, the limited onomastic research on hutong names is mostly confined to Beijing, leaving the toponymic landscape of other well-known ancient cities underexplored. In view of this gap, this study, based on 67 hutong names and 201 non-hutong names of Kaifeng, explores the phonetic, morphological, and semantic features of these hodonyms. It is our hope that the findings of this study will improve public awareness of toponyms and provide references for toponymic research in China.

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