Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Translation Studies, Applied Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, STRUKTURAL 2020, 30 December 2020, Semarang, Indonesia

Research Article

Contrastive Analysis: Names of Children Based on Birth Order in Japanese Culture and Balinese Culture

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311231,
        author={Ngurah Indra Pradhana},
        title={Contrastive Analysis: Names of Children Based on Birth Order in Japanese Culture and Balinese Culture},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Translation Studies, Applied Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, STRUKTURAL 2020, 30 December 2020, Semarang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={STRUKTURAL},
        year={2021},
        month={9},
        keywords={contrastive analysis giving names japanese culture balinese culture},
        doi={10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311231}
    }
    
  • Ngurah Indra Pradhana
    Year: 2021
    Contrastive Analysis: Names of Children Based on Birth Order in Japanese Culture and Balinese Culture
    STRUKTURAL
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-12-2020.2311231
Ngurah Indra Pradhana1,*
  • 1: Universitas Udayana
*Contact email: indra_pradana@unud.ac.id

Abstract

Names are personal attributes that have a function in identifying someone. There are many things that are considered, one of which is cultural relations as the birth identity of the child. In Japanese culture and Balinese culture, there are special words for naming children based on birth order. The findings of this research are the naming of the Balinese community based on natural phenomena or events at birth, name as birth order, names as gender identity, name to refer to the caste system, and name as parent's expectation for the child. A similar phenomenon also occurs in Japanese society. Japanese people write their names in kanji. Japanese names generally consist of two names; surname in front, followed by name self. that Name shows the family's hopes for the child. The uniqueness is reflected in the naming in Japan. In the mention of birth order is only devoted to boys known as haikoumei (輩 行 名). The influence of globalization also affects the naming of the Japanese community and also the Balinese.