STATUTUL NUMELUI PROPRIU ÎNTRE CONVENŢIE LINGVISTICĂ ŞI DISCURS
The Status of Proper Nouns, Between Linguistic Conventions and Discourse

Summary/Abstract: The present article intends to determine the multifunctional nature of proper nouns. First, it critically discusses a range of theoretical approaches in order to clarify the referential function of proper nouns and their use and meanings in speech acts. This analysis establishes a clear-cut distinction between proper lemmas (names as dictionary entries) and their characteristics, on the one hand, and the proper nouns used in different types of discourse, from a semantic and syntactic point of view, on the other hand. The article also includes examples referring to the transition of proper names from one language to another and the changes involved in their adaptation to the Romanian onomastic system.

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