SEMANTIC DISTORSIONS IN TOPONYMY AS RESULT OF FOLK ETYMOLOGY
SEMANTIC DISTORSIONS IN TOPONYMY AS RESULT OF FOLK ETYMOLOGY
Author(s): Andrei-Ionuț PopaSubject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Stylistics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: toponymy; denominative relationship; distortion; name transfer through folk etymology; stringent toponymic norm;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the acute issues raised by folk etymology within toponyms, to establish the linguistic affiliation of place names and the etymon words from which they originate, the causes of folk etymology in toponymy, the entrenchment of new "corrupted" forms by folk etymology, the metamorphosis that the place name has undergone, and the denominative structure of toponymic phrases produced by folk etymology.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 37
- Page Range: 978-985
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian
