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Nicknames among Swati clans: A socio-cultural analysis [PDF]

open access: yesLiterator
Nicknames are common in African societies. In Swati families, the use of nicknames is widespread and almost every member of a family possesses one. The nicknames are given to people in addition to their personal names from a young age until adulthood ...
Muzi Matfunjwa   +2 more
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Nicknames in Australian secondary schools: Insights into nicknames and adolescent views of self [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Although it is widely known that language practices can significantly affect adolescent self-image, research studies on adolescent naming practices are surprisingly scarce.
Leech, Kerry-Taylor   +4 more
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Euskal deituren jatorria eta etxe izengoitiak

open access: yesAnuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", 2009
This contribution seeks to explore the main sources of Basque family names: patronymics, toponyms and nicknames (oikonymic, social and lexical).
Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi   +1 more
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Family nicknames in Držimurec and Strelec: motivation, formation, pragmatics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
U radu će se analizirati obiteljski nadimci iz Držimurca i Strelca, dvaju međimurskih naselja u Općini Mala Subotica. U tim je naseljima kategorija obiteljskoga nadimka vrlo živa u uporabi i tvorbi novih pojavnica. Osim jezičnih informacija i dijalektnih
Ines Carović   +3 more
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Ragadványnév-adási motivációk budapesti fiatalok körében

open access: yesNévtani Értesítő, 2009
Motivations for giving nicknames among the young in Budapest This paper carries out a motivation-based categorisation of the nicknames of 200 young people (100 females and 100 males) living in Budapest.
Éva Heltovics
doaj   +1 more source

How to publish research on offensive familiy nicknames? Some ethical considerations in anthroponomastics

open access: yesFolia onomastica Croatica, 2015
ovome se radu razmatra etička dvojba pri objavljivanju rezultata istraživanja obiteljskih nadimaka. Obiteljski nadimci funkcioniraju, za razliku od prezimena, kao indeksi koji nisu u potpunosti lišeni semantike te dijelom funkcioniraju kao imena koja se referiraju na istaknuto obilježje ili događaj iz povijesti određene obitelji, a svjedoče i o tome ...
Carović, Ines, Novak, Kristian
openaire   +4 more sources

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

open access: yesEDIS, 2019
Barn owls, members of the family Tytonidae, are unmistakable nocturnal birds of prey. Their ghostly appearance and blood-curdling shriek have led to their incorporation into folklore and myth and have earned these birds a variety of nicknames, including
Jason M. Martin   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Nicknames of Female Felons

open access: yesNames, 1997
An investigation of nicknaming among 113 female prisoners showed that nearly two-thirds of the women had a nickname. The nicknames were almost always accorded by family or peer group members, referred to physical or behavioral characteristics or were ...
Barbara H. Zaitzow   +2 more
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Family nicknames in Promina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
U radu se proučavaju obiteljski nadimci u Promini. Proučava se njihovo mjesto u neslužbenoj imenskoj formuli te se donosi njihova semantičko-motivacijska i strukturna analiza.The paper considers family nicknames in Promina.
Čilaš Šimpraga, Ankica   +1 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL NATURE OF NICKNAMES

open access: yesЗаписки з українського мовознавства, 2017
The article describes grammatical peculiarities of individual nicknames in the Upper Dniestrian area of Ivano-Frankivsk region. An important characteristic of nicknames is the part of speech they are derived from.
Г. В. Сеник
doaj   +1 more source

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