The use of substitute names as a factual and orthographic problem Cover Image

Užívání zástupných názvů jako věcný a pravopisný problém
The use of substitute names as a factual and orthographic problem

Author(s): Adam Kříž, Hana Prokšová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: capital letter; empirical base; reduced name; reduction; substitute name; substitution in a language

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on a specific substitution of full proper names with their reduced alternatives. Official proper names of institutions, buildings, places, etc. are correctly spelled with a capital letter in the intital word of the name, whereas lower-case letter is used for the unofficial alternative of the name. However, capitalization in substitute names varies. We analyze particular types of substitution, considering which types are components of the proper names and which types are common noun components.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 36-49
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech