Imiona i przezwiska w środowisku wiejskim. Inspiracje i perspektywy badawcze
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Proper names appeared probably at the initial stage of cultural develop ment, because people always needed to distinguish each other and the elements
of the surrounding world. It was possible thanks to proper names. They were
always unique signs of the culture where they functioned, they reflected the
vision of the world of the community using them and they revealed the character istic features of its history, selfconsciousness and mentality. Therefore, proper
names are an interesting subject of anthropological studies.
In this article the authoress discusses, how proper names are formed and
how they function in the rural environment. This study aims at both presenting
some characteristic features of this kind of vocabulary in respect of the past and
suggesting any clues that might be followed in futher studies conducted in this
field. In the text the autoress focuses on three categories of proper names: names
of people, nicknames and names of animals.
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