Muskogee (Creek) Naming Practices

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Anthropological Linguistics Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI:10.1353/anl.2021.0007

Jack Martin

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Abstract

Abstract:The Muskogee system of personal names has been maintained and documented for over three hundred years. Children in this system are given names that refer to heroic actions performed by a relative. When a boy reaches puberty, he is given a new name (a name-title) that typically connects him to his mother's family and that indicates his willingness to serve the community. Upon marriage, a man may be given a new name to show his adoption into his wife's community. This article carefully considers the form, etymology, and uses of Muskogee names, how they have changed over time, and how they reinforce Muskogee values and social structure at key life events.

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Muskogee（Creek）命名实践

摘要:马斯科吉人名系统已经保存和记录了三百多年。在这个系统中，孩子们的名字与亲戚的英雄行为有关。当一个男孩进入青春期时，他会被赋予一个新名字(一个名字-头衔)，这通常将他与他母亲的家庭联系起来，并表明他愿意为社区服务。结婚后，一个男人可能会被赋予一个新名字，以表明他被妻子的社区收养。本文仔细研究了Muskogee名字的形式、词源和用法，它们是如何随着时间的推移而变化的，以及它们如何在关键的生活事件中强化Muskogee的价值观和社会结构。

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Anthropological Linguistics Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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期刊介绍： Anthropological Linguistics, a quarterly journal founded in 1959, provides a forum for the full range of scholarly study of the languages and cultures of the peoples of the world, especially the native peoples of the Americas. Embracing the field of language and culture broadly defined, the editors welcome articles and research reports addressing cultural, historical, and philological aspects of linguistic study, including analyses of texts and discourse; studies of semantic systems and cultural classifications; onomastic studies; ethnohistorical papers that draw significantly on linguistic data; studies of linguistic prehistory and genetic classification.