Remiantis anksčiau atliktos sisteminės dvikamienių vardų kamienų raidos analizės principais siekiama išskirti rašytiniuose šaltiniuose fiksuotus lietuvių dvikamienių vardų kamieno gaud- ...nesutrumpėjusius variantus, įvertinti jų patikimumą ir išryškinti susidarymo priežastis.
Czech is a flective Slavic language that traditionally expresses gender in female surnames by suffixation. The formation of female surnames of Czech citizens is regulated by Czech law. The surnames ...and the related law repeatedly attract the attention of non-linguists and are discussed in the public arena. The study analyses metaphors and metonymies used in these discussions involving non-linguists. The data for the analysis are collected from public discourse, especially from newspapers and magazines. Although the main topic of the public discussions is "linguistic", the material reveals much about Czech speakers’ understanding of other, non-linguistic topics, such as the role of the state, state legislation, and personal freedom of choice. The discussions show parts of the folk theory of language as well. The repertoire of metaphors and metonymies used in the discussions is rich and it concerns three main target domains (language; law and the state; discussion and argumentation). Many non-linguists who participate in this type of public discussion today tend to see individual freedom as more important than any linguistic tradition.
We used text analysis software to examine the linguistic features of the speech of 21 psychopathic and 45 other offenders during the interview part of a Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) ...assessment. Regression analysis was run on the linguistic categories to determine which were the best predictors of psychopathy scores. Relative to the other offenders, psychopaths used more disfluencies (“you know”) and personal pronouns, made fewer references to other people (e.g., personal names, family), and were also less emotionally expressive. In particular, a low frequency of anxiety-related words and a more frequent use of personal pronouns were the most significant predictors of PCL-R scores and accounted for 25% of the variance. These findings for the first time afford a unique glimpse into the language produced during the PCL-R assessment interview. In addition to enhancing our understanding of psychopathic speech, these results may provide interviewers additional insights relevant to the assessment and therapeutic process.
Partiendo de la publicación en la base de datos online Hesperia de una nueva sección dedicada a la onomástica indígena, este trabajo aborda los siguientes puntos: 1. descripción de las fuentes ...documentales disponibles para la elaboración de un repertorio antroponímico ibérico; 2. criterios para la inclusión o exclusión de nombres en este repertorio; 3. características de un corpus onomástico online.
se recopilan los antropónimos indígenas que aparecen en los sellos de terra sigillata hispánica. Estos nombres atestiguan la participación de individuos de origen local en la fabricación de esta ...vajilla cerámica.
Nicknames are common in African societies. In Swati families, the use of nicknames is widespread and almost every member of a family possesses one. The nicknames are given to people in addition to ...their personal names from a young age until adulthood. This paper aims to explore nicknames bestowed on people within Swati families. This study is qualitative and adopts a socio-onomastic approach. The researchers used participant observation to collect data to gain insight into how nicknames are bestowed on family members and to establish their meanings. A total of 51 nicknames were collected and analysed. It was established that nicknames are given based on the socio-cultural traits of the family and society. It was also ascertained that nicknames are derived from an individual's character, physical appearance, prominent people's names, remarkable events, and short forms of personal names. Some nicknames are meaningful while others are meaningless. They are used as informal identities within the family setting and in the community.
Basotho have a common proverb with regard to personal names which says, le (bitso lebe ke seromo) meaning, a name has a direct influence on the character traits of the bearer. This study is an ...investigation of the connotative meaning of the names used in selected Catholic hymns. The meaning of names is analysed within the theoretical framework of conceptual metaphor in their seminal work, Metaphors we live by and thereafter modified into the cognitive theory of metaphor. The paper interprets metaphor as an evolutionary knowledge process in which metaphors mediate between minds and culture. The study aims to demonstrate that for religious relevance and indigenisation, Catholicism adapted in Lifela tsa Bakriste particular Sesotho traditional aspects in order to express the nature and essence of God, Jesus Christ, the Church and other aspects of the Basotho culture. It is therefore concluded that Lifela tsa Bakriste is an acculturation of Catholicism and the poetic discourse of traditional Sesotho poetry.
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