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Слова и выражения, производные от имен литературных героев в венгерском и польском языках
Words and Expressions Derived From the Names of Literary Heroes in Hungarian and Polish Languages

Author(s): Zsuzsanna Ráduly
Subject(s): Language studies, Studies of Literature, Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies, Western Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: eponyms; metaphor; plasticity; Figaro; Don Juan;

Summary/Abstract: A special part of the lexicon of each language is formed by proper names that became common words, i.e. eponyms. The aim of this study is the presentation of eponyms that derive from the names of famous heroes in literature. These heroes usually have some characteristic attributes or accomplished a special deed, and the words deriving from their names symbolise the given attribute or deed.

  • Issue Year: 55/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 437-444
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian