Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis

This study examines how the nomenclature of street food names includes trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales in local language resources. The study adopts a qualitative case study on street food names in Malaysia. The study sample comprised 856 street food names collected in Kuala L...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Hongxiang, Lay, Hoon Ang, Mansor, Nor Shahila, Kai, Chee Lam
Format: Article
Published: SAGE Publications 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110134/
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author Zhu, Hongxiang
Lay, Hoon Ang
Mansor, Nor Shahila
Kai, Chee Lam
author_facet Zhu, Hongxiang
Lay, Hoon Ang
Mansor, Nor Shahila
Kai, Chee Lam
author_sort Zhu, Hongxiang
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description This study examines how the nomenclature of street food names includes trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales in local language resources. The study adopts a qualitative case study on street food names in Malaysia. The study sample comprised 856 street food names collected in Kuala Lumpur. The food nomenclature framework and the concepts of trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales were adopted to elicit the data. It was found that: (i) there are more complex combinations based on ingredient, cooking method, food attribute, commemorative aspect, and good name; (ii) there are scale-making ways, via the presentation and the transliteration of street food elements. In conclusion, the nomenclature of street food names labels Malaysia as a multiscalar locality in which trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales can be discerned. Thus, this study reveals how nomenclature shapes and is shaped by geographical scales. Therefore, it contributes to the nomenclature of food and place marketing.
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spelling upm-1101342024-09-04T04:29:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110134/ Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis Zhu, Hongxiang Lay, Hoon Ang Mansor, Nor Shahila Kai, Chee Lam This study examines how the nomenclature of street food names includes trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales in local language resources. The study adopts a qualitative case study on street food names in Malaysia. The study sample comprised 856 street food names collected in Kuala Lumpur. The food nomenclature framework and the concepts of trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales were adopted to elicit the data. It was found that: (i) there are more complex combinations based on ingredient, cooking method, food attribute, commemorative aspect, and good name; (ii) there are scale-making ways, via the presentation and the transliteration of street food elements. In conclusion, the nomenclature of street food names labels Malaysia as a multiscalar locality in which trans-local, trans-regional, and trans-national scales can be discerned. Thus, this study reveals how nomenclature shapes and is shaped by geographical scales. Therefore, it contributes to the nomenclature of food and place marketing. SAGE Publications 2023 Article PeerReviewed Zhu, Hongxiang and Lay, Hoon Ang and Mansor, Nor Shahila and Kai, Chee Lam (2023) Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis. SAGE Open, 13 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2158-2440 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21582440231209841 10.1177/21582440231209841
spellingShingle Zhu, Hongxiang
Lay, Hoon Ang
Mansor, Nor Shahila
Kai, Chee Lam
Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis
title Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis
title_full Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis
title_fullStr Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis
title_full_unstemmed Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis
title_short Nomenclature of Chinese street food names in Malaysia: A scalar analysis
title_sort nomenclature of chinese street food names in malaysia: a scalar analysis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110134/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110134/