Proper Names as Signs in Adina Rossetti’s Stories
Proper Names as Signs in Adina Rossetti’s Stories
Proper Names as Signs in Adina Rossetti’s Stories
Author(s): Anca TomoioagăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Semiotics / Semiology, Lexis, Comparative Study of Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: index; icon; symbol; child reader; adult writer;
Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on proper names in the context of children literature. Also, it intends to analyse the way the names of the characters contribute, in semiotic terms, to the thematic core of the literary work. In this respect, the study is centred on the proper names identified in three Romanian literary works, signed by a contemporary writer, Adina Rosetti. Considering that the name functions similarly to a sign, the perspective on names is semiotic. Conclusively, the present study is structured in three main sections: a description of Adina Rosetti’s books, the semiotic theories referring to names and the analysis of several proper names according to the associations they evoke.
Journal: Confluenţe. Texts and Contexts Reloaded
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 157-169
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English