THE ROLE OF NICKNAMES IN SOCIAL LIFE (BY THE MATERIAL OF ARZAMAS DIALECTS)
Guznova Alena Vyacheslavovna
Nizhny Novgorod State University of Engineering and Economics
Abstract. The article examines the role of nicknames in social life by the example of the Arzamas dialects. The author concludes that nicknames are full-value components of the dialect worldview and constitute an open system. Nickname formation is influenced by a psychological state of a person who gives a nickname and a person nicknamed; their interpersonal relations, internal state. Nicknames come out as individual characteristic, represent affiliation with the community, background knowledge of dialect bearers, creativity.
Key words and phrases: оним, персоним, микроименование, микроантропоним, прозвище, диалектная картина мира, номинация, onym, personym, micro-naming, micro-anthroponym, nickname, dialect worldview, nomination
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