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Introduction: Proper Names and Modes of Existence

Studia Semiotyczne, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxvi1.01 This special issue of Semiotic Studies is devoted to proper names, and continues to some extent the line of research discussed in the contributions to the special issue of Organon F, 28(1), on names and ...
Piotr Stalmaszczyk
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The Strange Case of Dr. Moloch and Mr. Snazzo (or the Parmenides’ Riddle Once Again)

Philosophies, 2023
Once one draws a distinction between loyal non-existent items, which do not exist in a non-universal sense of the first-order existence predicate, and non-items, which fail to exist in a universal sense of that predicate, one may allow for the former but
Alberto Voltolini
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Fictional Names Masquerading as Literary-Historical Monikers: Onomastic Simulacra in A. S. Byatt’s Possession

Names, 2014
Jean Baudrillard’s theory on the nature of simulation proposes that a shift from reality to representation progresses until the artificial surpasses the authentic.
Dorothy Dodge Robbins
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Fikční jména, fikční entity a role předstírání: chvála abstinence // Fictional names, fictional entities and the role of pretense: A praise of abstinence [PDF]

Svět Literatury, 2016
The paper explores the functions of names of fictional characters, like Emma Bovary, at various levels of fictional discourse: the author suggests an analysis of their textual, paratextual, intertextual and metatextual use, as well as of the negative ...
Petr Koťátko
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Where Not to Look For Fictional Objects

Studia Semiotyczne, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxvi1.06 Philosophers discuss whether we should commit ourselves to fictional objects or not. There is a test—quite widespread among philosophers—to settle the matter: if fictional objects are required to give an ...
Elisa Paganini
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Are Empty Names All the Same?

Studia Semiotyczne, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26333/sts.xxxvi1.07 The chief purpose of this paper is to advance a defence of the old-fashioned view that empty names are neither proper names nor any other kind of interpretable expressions. A view of this sort usually makes
Mirco Sambrotta
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Computers and Research on Personal Names

Names, 1995
Computers assist researchers by storing, arranging, selecting, and summarizing numerical and alphabetical information. Their speed, accuracy, and large handling capacity contribute to research on personal names by providing rapid and accurate summaries ...
Herbert Barry
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A tulajdonnevek műfajépítő szerepe a Sorsod Borsod című regionális krimiben

Névtani Értesítő
The role of proper names in the regional crime novel Sorsod Borsod [‘Borsod is Your Fate’] The paper aims to show the role of proper names in defining the novel Sorsod Borsod [‘Borsod is Your Fate’] as a regional crime novel.
Judit Kecskés
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Exploring Names: Notes on Onomastics and Fictionality in Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past

Names, 1995
The relationships between names and the literary imagination in Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past are considered. In Remembrance, names are explored and interpreted by Proust, and the very process of this “deciphering” unfolds spectacular ...
Christian Moraru
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A source within a source?

Kulturella Perspektiv, 2022
The sagas of Icelanders contain a great wealth of personal names both of historical and fictional nature. Personal names function both as identifiers for individuals but also evoke associations that supersede the name’s lexical or identifying meaning ...
Solveig Bollig
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