A Pragmatic-Semantic-Syntactic Analysis of Names
A Pragmatic-Semantic-Syntactic Analysis of Names
Author(s): Willy Van LangendonckSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: onomastics
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I would like to deal with the definition of proper names and arrive at a unified pragmatic-semantic-syntactic view of them which is at least valid for modern European languages. In the process, the notion of proper name will be contrasted with the notion of proprial lemma. Finally, I will investigate whether proper names always originate in a so-called ‘baptismal act’, i.e. a speech act of name-giving.
Journal: Acta Onomastica
- Issue Year: XLVIII/2007
- Issue No: 48
- Page Range: 165-175
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English