Names and their forms in Polish landed gentry – on the material of memories Cover Image

Imię i jego formy w kręgach ziemiańskich – na materiale wspomnień
Names and their forms in Polish landed gentry – on the material of memories

Author(s): Renata Przybylska
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: anthroponymy; informal forms of names; sociolinguistic; language in family; language of Polish landed gentry

Summary/Abstract: The article is between onomastics and sociolinguistics. The author shows the informal formsof names, which are used in Polish family of landed gentry in the beginning of XX century. Theauthor carried out a word-formation analysis of a large collection of these forms, selectedfrom three memory books. The article is an important contribution to the knowledge of theriches of the diminutives, which Poles in different epochs and environments have addressedthemselves.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 219-225
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish