Personal Names: Meaningful or Meaningless
Personal Names: Meaningful or Meaningless

Summary/Abstract: Personal names are among most controversial problems in linguistics because of the status of these language units. The article discusses the problem of the meaning of proper nouns and attempts to prove that names are not meaningless and cipher interesting information either used as separate language units or employed in special functions as slangy personal names. The article assigns a special reference to personal names and their meaning in slang context. Such features as polysemy, synonymy, allusiveness and ways of developing a new meaning are discussed in the article and help to prove the significance of proper nouns.

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