Pejorativna prezimena u Bosni i Hercegovini – Tikvina, Prdavac i Guzina u skupini sebi sličnih
Pejorative Surnames in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Tikvina, Prdavac and Guzina in the group of similar ones

Summary/Abstract: The structure of a significant number of Bosnian and Herzegovinian surnames is marked by a recklessly chosen motif due to which the anthroponym becomes the bearer of the unusual, humorous, mocking or pejorative. As such the anthroponym is stigmatizing, which makes its bearers feel shame when introducing oneself, or it makes them the object of ridicule in informal conversations or when absent. Whether or not those who created the surname, intentionally or unintentionally, wanted to be humorous or insulting, it is important to emphasize that generations of one part of Bosnians and Herzegovinians as well as the essence of their identity have been marked with social ex-communication, even though the function of such surnames, has lost its value. Pejorative is no longer used for surname formation since that category disappeared long time ago. Still, these surnames are worth the scientific exploration and corpus positioning.

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