Gender identification in Chinese names

• Jeroen van de Weijer ^[1] ; Ren Guangyuan ^[2] ; Joost van de Weijer ; Wei Weiyun ^[3] ; Wang Yumeng ^[2]
  1. [1] Shenzhen University

     Shenzhen University

     China

     
  2. [2] Shanghai International Studies University

     Shanghai International Studies University

     China

     
  3. [3] Hechi University

     Hechi University

     China

     

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• Localización: Lingua: International review of general linguistics, ISSN 0024-3841, Nº 234, 2020
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this paper we discuss a number of factors that bear on the question if a Chinese given name is more likely to refer to a female or a male. In some cases this can be determined (with some degree of confidence) – in others it cannot. We identify the relevant factors as 1) gender-identifying characters or radicals; 2) sound symbolism and 3) reduplication. We consider the relations between these factors, and test our predictions in a psycholinguistic experiment with native speakers, for both written and spoken Chinese