从乔治市街道的中文命名窥探槟城华人的“乔治市中心”意识

The Consciousness of "Georgetown-Centric" by Studying the Chinese Street Names in Georgetown, Penang

杜忠全(TOH Teong Chuan)

《馬來西亞華人研究學刊》 17期 (2015/09) Pp. 59-77

摘要

槟城乔治市的街道，官方与华人民间的命名系统长期并存，并且跨越了两次的世纪交替，可说是这座城市市民口传生活记忆的有机组合。这项研究主要是透过华人民间的街道命名系统的分析，来探讨其所反映的早期市民意识，试图了解有关的路名在形成与长期使用之下，人们究竟如何立足乔治市以认识包括槟岛和威省在内的周边地区，并且具体呈现为“乔治市中心”意识。本文所设定的研究目标，包括以下两点：其一，比较直至19世纪末为止记录与整理的与当代生活中见存的中文路名，再按之提出早期乔治市市民所认知的市区范围与城乡界限；其二，辩证民间中文路名所反映的“乔治市中心”意识。

關鍵字

乔治市 ； 槟城华人 ； 中文路名 ； 乔治市中心

並列摘要

Two system of streets names coexisted in George Town, Penang for over a hundred years-that are official proclamation's name and the name usage by the Chinese society. The later should deem as an organic combination which kept the memories of the city among the Chinese in Penang. The purpose of this study is to explore the cognition of Chinese towards the space of George Town. The research arises the concept of "George Town-centric" by studying the Chinese streets' name. The paper argues that the Chinese stood in the centre of George Town and gave the name to other places, including Province Wellesley from the stood at the centre of George Town. This aims of paper are including: First, compare the verbal Chinese naming system in 19^(th) century and today's usage. Besides, the paper also intend to draw out the urban areas and urban-rural divide of early Chinese society in Penang. Second, the research aims to support the "Georgetown-Centric" which argue in this paper.

並列關鍵字

George Town ； Penang Chinese ； Chinese verbal road name ； Georgetown-Centric