鸟名作为历史,语言和文化背景中的关键通信基础设施
1University of Alaska Museum and Department of Biology and Wildlife; Fairbanks; Alaska 99775. kevin.winker@alaska.edu.
Zootaxa
|December 8, 2024
概括
标准化的鸟类名称促进了全球的纳入和参与鸟类学. 虽然名称变更是文化适当性的辩论,但这些命名系统的稳定性对于持续的成功和保护工作至关重要.
科学领域:
- 鸟类学 鸟类学是一门学科.
- 语言基础设施语言基础设施
- 生物多样性信息学 生物多样性信息学
背景情况:
- 标准化的鸟类名单作为语言基础设施,增强全球参与鸟类学.
- 从历史上看,这些名单的目标是包含,但仍然存在不满和由于冒犯性或不准确性而要求更改名称的呼吁.
- 关于改变鸟类名称以文化适当性和包容性的辩论正在进行中.
研究的目的:
- 分析标准化鸟类名单在促进包容性的历史背景和有效性.
- 评估拟议名称变更对鸟类传播系统的稳定性和包容性的影响.
- 为管理这些系统提供建议,以增强多样性和保护.
主要方法:
- 命名惯例和鸟类学中的辩论的历史分析.
- 检查标准化清单在全球参与和包容中的作用.
- 审查支持和反对更改名称的论点,考虑文化适当性和语言稳定性.
主要成果:
- 标准化的鸟类名单在促进全球纳入和参与鸟类学方面取得了显著的成功.
- 尽管持续存在不满,但大规模的名称变更对于实现主要的包容性目标并不是必不可少的.
- 命名系统的稳定性至关重要;不稳定性可能会产生排斥性影响,而现有的灵活性支持本地沟通.
结论:
- 标准化的鸟类名称是有效的通信系统,在历史上促进了全球广泛的包容性.
- 虽然文化价值观很重要,但将其作为名称更改的主要驱动因素,可能会导致分裂和不稳定.
- 管理这些系统,考虑到历史,语言和文化,同时保持稳定性,是持续包容和保护的关键.
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