Poznámky ke jménům (ne)typických domácích zvířat aneb O pojmenování pavouků a plazů ve srovnávací perspektivě česko-polské

• Authors: Agnieszka Kołodziej

Title variants

EN

Notes on the names of (a)typical pets. A comparative overview of the names of spiders and reptiles in Czech and Polish

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article endeavours to explore the names of spiders and reptiles; these exotic animals are often considered atypical and may evoke various (and sometimes strong) responses and emotions in people. The research material was gathered through a survey. The corpus of zoonyms comprises 341 names of spiders and reptiles, of which 177 are Czech and 164 are Polish. The aim of the article is to pinpoint the core trends in naming of these species, present the sources of motivation thereof, and discuss the word formation mechanisms involved. Emphasis is placed on the so-called “second, supplementary names” and the most common names of spiders and reptiles. The text does also highlight the core factors that, according to the survey, made the study participants commit to owning an exotic pet instead of, for instance, a cat or a dog. The analysis has shown that the most common naming motivations amongst the surveyed were: the colour of the body or its part (16,4%) and the generic/specific name of the animal (10%). The majority of the spider and reptile names (ca. 87%) were created through metaphorical transfer; most of the remaining cases (ca. 13%) involve word-forming modification. Naming of spiders and reptiles uses the sources analogous to the processes involved in the naming of other animals, and predominantly those involved in the naming of cats and dogs. Notably, the corpus does also contain a high quantity of personal names, both masculine and feminine.

Keywords

CS

pavouci; plazi; zoonyma; čeština; polština; srovnávací analýza

EN

spiders; reptiles; zoonyms; Czech; Polish; comparative analysis

• Publisher: Institute of the Czech Language, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta onomastica
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 316-342
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Kołodziej

• Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, v. v. i., Letenská 123/4, 118 51 Praha 1, Czech Republic