„DŻASTINY I ALANY TO ŁOBUZY”. FORUM INTERNETOWE JAKO ŹRÓDŁO INFORMACJI O WARTOŚCIOWANIU I MOTYWACJI IMION OSOBOWYCH

• Authors: Adam SIWIEC , Mariusz RUTKOWSKI

Title variants

EN

“JUSTINS AND ALANS ARE ROGUES”. INTERNET FORUMS AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVALUATION AND MOTIVATION OF FIRST NAMES

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The body of this article is constituted by a content analysis of some messages posted on the chosen Polish Internet forums, messages devoted to the topic of the motivation and evaluation of first names. The posts concerning the stereotypical evaluation of some names claim that the naming of the child determines, to some extent, his/her future fate and personality. On the one hand, the tendencies to choose original, distinctive names for children and thus to ensure them extraordinary lives, are clearly visible. On the other hand, naming children according to the patterns that can be traced in the family or simply giving those old-fashioned names proves that the strength of tradition and family customs are still held in high esteem. This article contains a number of posted messages which prove the existence of the above-mentioned tendencies. An Internet forum can be interpreted as an area of „shared knowledge” which is formed by the forum users and therefore is credible, authentic and spontaneous. It can also be an important context for scholars concerned with proper names who seek authentic statements about the evaluation and motivation of the act of naming.

Keywords

EN

anthroponymy; trendy names; motivation; valuing; Internet forum

• Publisher: Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Onomastica
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 58
• Pages: 279-296

Dates

printed

2014-12-02

Contributors

author

Adam SIWIEC

• Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Instytut Filologii Polskiej

author

Mariusz RUTKOWSKI

• Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, Instytut Filologii Polskiej

Identifiers

ISSN

0078-4648