Results 11 to 20 of about 2,866,933 (246)
Socjologiczne uwarunkowania nazw osobowych w utworach Adolfa Dygasińskiego Cz. 3: Przezwiska [PDF]
In works by Adolf Dygasiński are numerous nicknames – unofficial personal names of literary heroes. They are differentiated according to sociological circles of these heroes.
Edward Stachurski
doaj +2 more sources
Nicknames among Swati clans: A socio-cultural analysis [PDF]
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
doaj +2 more sources
INFORMAL ANTHROPONYMICON OF VILLAGES: TRANSONYMIZATED NICKNAMES
The necessity to learn regional particularities of informal naming as an important segment of creating common Ukrainian map of an anthroponymical system saves the first place.
Г. В. Сеник
doaj +3 more sources
Graphic Models of Nicknames in the German-Speaking Internet-Space
The object of the study is a specific anthroponymic element of the onomastic system in German – the network name (nickname) and its representation in the German section of the Internet.
Viktoriya Viktorovna Kazyaba
doaj +2 more sources
Indigenous Knowledge in Acholi Nicknames [PDF]
Rationale of Study – Nicknames are a cultural experience. In some contexts, they are perceived as ‘little’ names that are different from ‘official’ names. Therefore, a nickname is a part of personal identity.
J.P. Odoch Pido
doaj +1 more source
Nicknames in Australian secondary schools: Insights into nicknames and adolescent views of self [PDF]
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
core +1 more source
Abstract Divergent thinking (DT) is an important constituent of creativity that captures aspects of fluency and originality. The literature lacks multivariate studies that report relationships between DT and its aspects with relevant covariates, such as cognitive abilities, personality traits (e.g. openness), and insight. In two multivariate studies (N
S. Weiss +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Nicknames of American Civil War Generals
This study examines the nicknames of American Civil War Generals. Beyond categorizing these names in terms of “external” physical or behavioral characteristics, and “internal” word play, this analysis offers a context and a semantic paradigm for ...
Ernest L. Abel
doaj +1 more source
Onomastics of Aleksinac's village of Korman [PDF]
This paper presents the onomastic material from Korman, a village located in the northwestern part of Pomoravlje of Aleksinac. After some remarks about the village itself, the paper contains a list of microtoponyms as well as a list of anthroponyms ...
Stefanović Dušan R.
doaj +1 more source
Surnames come from more diverse sources than are recognized in the four categories set out by Elsdon Smith (in his New Dictionary of American Family Names).
Leonard R. N. Ashley!
doaj +1 more source

