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【摘要】作为词语的组成部分，名称是代号，还具有一定含义。名称反映出了人类社会生活的方方面面。中国和西方国家，尤其是和英美两国的流行乐队名称在许多方面都体现了类似的命名元素和方式，但是仍然有一些截然不同的方面。本文旨在就中西流行乐队名称的命名元素进行对比，找出其相似点和不同点，并且试着探究这些差别产生的原因。
【关键词】中国乐队 英美乐队 流行文化
【Abstract】As a component of lexicon， names are meaningful symbols， which reflect all aspects of human life. The elements of naming Chinese and western bands are nearly the same， but some other elements and forms of them differ from each other greatly. This paper aims to do a contrastive study on the band names of China and mainly two western countries： America and Britain to find out the similarities and differences. An exploration of the factors that give rise to the disparities is also made.
【Key words】Chinese bands; American and British bands; popular culture
1. Introduction
A name symbolizes what it represents. Band names all over the world reflect the cultural influences on the naming system. Literature images， religious influence， music genres， the spirit of bands and so on exist in the naming system of music bands. There is a famous band“水木清华” whose members graduated from Tsinghua University. “水木” is an alternative name for Tsinghua University. The band name can be traced back to Jin Dynasty when a poet named Xie Hun wrote a poem A tour to the Western Pool in which “水木清华”referred to pleasant places. This music band is quite famous for its sentimental lyrics and touching melodies of the campus time and romance.
Chinese， British and American bands represent modern culture， thoughts and tendency. Through analyzing all the Chinese Bands’ names provided by the leading Chinese language search engine BAIDU， and the entire American and British Bands’ names offered by the leading American search engine Google， the names of Chinese and Western music bands share some common features， but they have differences which reveal the cultural differences carved in Chinese and Western people’s life.
2. Similarities between Chinese Band Names and Western Band Names
2.1 Daily Life Factors
Words related to animals， food and beverage， and the articles used in the daily life are widely adopted as band names， since they are very easy to be kept in mind.
2.1.1 Animals
Chinese band names： 黑豹乐队，黑鸭子，山鹰组合.
American and British band names： Eagles， Stray Cats.
2.1.2 Food and Beverage
Chinese band names： 棒棒糖，棉花糖，牛奶咖啡，泡泡糖乐队，苏打绿.
American and British band names： Peaches
【关键词】中国乐队 英美乐队 流行文化
【Abstract】As a component of lexicon， names are meaningful symbols， which reflect all aspects of human life. The elements of naming Chinese and western bands are nearly the same， but some other elements and forms of them differ from each other greatly. This paper aims to do a contrastive study on the band names of China and mainly two western countries： America and Britain to find out the similarities and differences. An exploration of the factors that give rise to the disparities is also made.
【Key words】Chinese bands; American and British bands; popular culture
1. Introduction
A name symbolizes what it represents. Band names all over the world reflect the cultural influences on the naming system. Literature images， religious influence， music genres， the spirit of bands and so on exist in the naming system of music bands. There is a famous band“水木清华” whose members graduated from Tsinghua University. “水木” is an alternative name for Tsinghua University. The band name can be traced back to Jin Dynasty when a poet named Xie Hun wrote a poem A tour to the Western Pool in which “水木清华”referred to pleasant places. This music band is quite famous for its sentimental lyrics and touching melodies of the campus time and romance.
Chinese， British and American bands represent modern culture， thoughts and tendency. Through analyzing all the Chinese Bands’ names provided by the leading Chinese language search engine BAIDU， and the entire American and British Bands’ names offered by the leading American search engine Google， the names of Chinese and Western music bands share some common features， but they have differences which reveal the cultural differences carved in Chinese and Western people’s life.
2. Similarities between Chinese Band Names and Western Band Names
2.1 Daily Life Factors
Words related to animals， food and beverage， and the articles used in the daily life are widely adopted as band names， since they are very easy to be kept in mind.
2.1.1 Animals
Chinese band names： 黑豹乐队，黑鸭子，山鹰组合.
American and British band names： Eagles， Stray Cats.
2.1.2 Food and Beverage
Chinese band names： 棒棒糖，棉花糖，牛奶咖啡，泡泡糖乐队，苏打绿.
American and British band names： Peaches