W kręgu nazw ironicznych. Celowe przekształcenia
nazw leków
Ironic names of drugs
Author(s): Samuela TomasikSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: names of drugs; irony; transformation of drugs names
Summary/Abstract: The article was devoted to the transformation of drugs names. The most interestingare the deliberate conversion of names drugs. The authors of these transformationsare the doctors, pharmacists, nurses and patients. Often, the replacement or transformationof drug trade names is intended to hide the shame and fear that are associatedwith the disease. The replaced names show the patient’s attitude to disease, treatmentand even death.
Journal: Acta Onomastica
- Issue Year: LIX/2018
- Issue No: 59
- Page Range: 244-257
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish