MEDIA HERO`S NAME, SURNAME AND NICKNAME
MEDIA HERO`S NAME, SURNAME AND NICKNAME
Author(s): Marius ȚUCASubject(s): Media studies, Sociolinguistics, Theory of Communication
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: media; identity; alterity; surname; nickname;
Summary/Abstract: Literary names are mostly justified, many of the characters being firstly portrayed by means of this feature. In everyday life, the name is being chosen in an arbitrary way, so that the media hero originates from a structure which reflects only an identity. Consequently, most of media heroes are given nicknames and surnames. It is at this very point that they can be thoroughly justified and accomplish the role that characters' names are ought to do in literature.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 579-586
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian