“MOJE IMIĘ TO MILION” – ONIMICZNA LEKTURA PROZY OLGI TOKARCZUK
This article examines proper nouns in the works of Olga Tokarczuk. I analyse critical assumptions of literary onomastics and try to understand to what extent the onimic layer of the works of the Polish Nobel laureate can be considered as a system.
Graf Magdalena
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ONOMASTICS IS A BRANCH OF LINGUISTICS. USAGE OF ONOMASTICS IN LITERARY TEXTS
Onomastics is a branch of linguistics that studies any famous names, the history of their origin and change, as well as the sum of all famous names. In some studies, the term "onomastics" is also used in the sense of anthroponymy. Onomastics aims to identify and study existing onomastic systems.
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22nd International scientific conference “Onomastics of the Volga region” [PDF]
The article presents an overview of the work of the 22nd International Conference “Onomastics of the Volga region”, held on September 26–29, 2024, at Saratov State Medical University.
Danilina, Natalia Ivanovna
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Materials for the Glossary of Literary Onomastic Terms
Thе paper presents entries and commentaries for several terms for the Glossary of Lit-erary Onomastics Terms that is currently under development. The Glossary is organized ac-cording to the terminological clusters and contains the terms grouped into six thematic fields. The terms are described via thesaurus approach, i.e.
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Semantic Interpretations of Proper Names in Literary Translation: Terry Pratchett's "Wyrd Sisters" in Bulgarian [PDF]
Name crafting has been and still is of importance when devising a literary character with certain traits and features that are meant to outstand a character's personality.
Yana Manova-Georgieva
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Toponymy in Focus. Review of the book: Barandeev, A. V. (Ed.). (2018). Voprosy geografii. Sb. 146. Aktualnye problemy toponimiki [Problems of Geography. 146. Topical Issues in Toponomastics]. Moscow: Codex. 312 p. [PDF]
The review observes a new collection of studies devoted to the problems of Russian toponymy. Released under the authority of the Russian Geographical Society that keeps a constant focus on toponymy on the pages of its journal “Problems of Geography ...
Konstantin A. Gein
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Phonetic Metaphor and the Limits of Sound Symbolism
Evocative as it is elusive, the sound-symbolism of names tends to be a highly subjective affair, more the stuff of poetic fancy than objective critical analysis.
Christopher L Robinson
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A név mint paratextus a műfordítás gyakorlatában
Names as a paratext in the practice of literary translation The study examines issues related to translating an author’s name and character names when these are considered paratexts.
KRISZTIÁN BENYOVSZKY
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Greek ΜΝΗΣΘΗ and Aramaic DKYR in the Near East: A Comparative Epigraphic Study
ABSTRACT Past studies of graffiti containing the word ΜΝΗΣΘΗ have never fully established its intrinsic meaning. However, due to the existence of the Aramaic term DKYR, which carries a seemingly identical meaning to ΜΝΗΣΘΗ, in similar contexts in the Roman Near East, a comparison between both words is possible. Four distinct sites where the coexistence
Sebastien Mazurek
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The article discusses the question of the position of proper names (first names) in literary German-Polish translation. The empirical basis consists of first names from the novel by Thomas Mann (The Buddenbrooks) and its Polish translation.
Eliza Pieciul
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