IMAGINATIVE NAMES FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS
IMAGINATIVE NAMES FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS
Author(s): Alina BugheșiuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: imaginary friends;proper names;pretend reference;transworld reference;
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims at providing an interdisciplinary research into names of imaginary friends, in view of describing the particularity of the process of referring by means of such names. To this end, the study will use theoretical principles pertaining to psychology, referential semantics, onomastics and pragmatics. For illustrative purposes, character names in the American animated television series Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends (2004-2009) will be analysed.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 24/2018
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 227-236
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English