Imiona psów biorących udział w zawodach sportowych i motywacje ich nadawania
Names of dogs participating in sports competitions and their motivations

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the issue of the names of dogs participating in sports competitions as a special kind of proper names for animals. The aim is to show the linguistic awareness of their caretakers caused by the strong bond they have with animals. The author analyzed 250 names (120 names of males and 130 names of females) provided by the respondents – members of groups associating people performing various activities in the company of pets – who filled in online questionnaire. The article also discusses the motivation of naming and analyzes the structure of dog names, with particular emphasis on bisyllabic names. The presence of Polish and foreign names in the list was also addressed. The result of the analysis is the determination of the source of the origin of the names both the ones transferred from other categories of proper names and having their roots in common names.

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