أنثروبولوجيا
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 253-269
2024-06-30

Socio-cultural Meaning Of The Name

Authors : Krembit Rachida .

Abstract

Language constitutes the vessel of culture and one of its most important elements. It is the origin and identity of societies, and it cannot be constructed unless it is built. Through it, human society can be understood, and the terms used by society are transmitted across generations. The designation is a human behavior that distinguishes every society from other societies and carries a symbolic meaning. The cultural content of the social activity of a particular group. It is a linguistic behavior that describes the cultural perceptions and concepts of individuals. So, names are among the characteristics that define every human society and distinguish it from other societies, and which reflect the social and cultural identity of societies. This is what we will try to present through this article.

Keywords

Keywords: name meaning, culture and language, symbolic human behavior, linguistic behavior.