Terms of address in Cantonese
粤语中的称谓用语
Hung-nin Samuel Cheung 张洪年

Abstract 摘要
This paper aims at studying the use of address terms in the Cantonese language as spoken in Hong Kong. It focuses primarily on the kinship system, examining both vocatives and designatives, and provides an analysis of the various linguistic mechanisms that are at work, including phonological variations, morphological changes, semantic shifts, and socio-linguistic borrowings. In addition, some general remarks are made on the social terms, which are chiefly an extension in use of the familial forms. A collection of address terms is appended at the end of the paper for reference.

称谓本语言研究的一大课题。本文从《香港粤语》取材，研究称谓系统中的语音、构词、语义各方面问题。重点在亲属称谓，包括所谓的面称及背称。至于社交称呼，用法多从亲属称谓延伸而来，文中亦略略谈及。本文并附称谓表多张供参考。

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