The Motives of Giving Names to Pets Based on "Autobiografia na czterech łapach" by Dorota Sumińska Cover Image

Motywy nadawania imion zwierzętom domowym w świetle "Autobiografii na czterech łapach" Doroty Sumińskiej
The Motives of Giving Names to Pets Based on "Autobiografia na czterech łapach" by Dorota Sumińska

Author(s): Kinga Duszyk
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie

Summary/Abstract: Zoonymy is a relatively new branch of onomastics that deals with animal names. It is increasingly popular among scholars given the growing importance of pets in human life. No longer seen predominantly as a source of food, animals are now more than ever people’s best friends. It is reflected in the names that animal owners give their pets, which, in turn, are investigated by linguists. The article presents tendencies in the modern animal naming based on Autobiografia na czterech łapach [Autobiography on All Fours] by Dorota Sumińska.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 47-61
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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