Slovenské priezviská v databáze American Family Names
Slovak surnames in the Database of American Family Names
Author(s): Peter ĎurčoSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis
Published by: Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: onomastics; surnames; Slovak family names;spelling;
Summary/Abstract: The issue of transcribing proper names from foreign languages into Slovak has received constant attention in Slovak linguistics. The article brings the opposite view. It is devoted to the issue of transcribing surnames from Slovak into English. The starting point of the analysis is the Database of surnames in the United States of America. The article focuses mainly on the adaptation and variability of transcription of surnames with accented letters.
Journal: Jazykovedný časopis
- Issue Year: 72/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 183-193
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Slovak