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Тhis article analyses Macedonian phrasemes with zoonymic component denoting time. Zoonyms mainly came from surrounding environment which was expected having in mind the fact that man often reaches for something that is well known to him in an attempt to understand something far and abstract, such as the category of time. What distinguishes the analyzed units from the rest of the phraseological material with zoonymic components is their relative neutrality, bearing in mind that in general the zoonymic phrases are negatively colored. Such neutrality is due to their semantics, as well as to the fact that they show the characteristics and animals behavior as they are in reality
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Romanian Horse Names

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The present study focuses on identifying and classifying the equine zoonyms used in recent years in Romania, with the purpose of identifying the language trend and, if possible, what stands behind the motivation of onymic units. In addition, a comparison with the results of another study undertaken by us will be made, more specifically, a paper dealing with horse names extracted from the first survey (The Horse) issued by The Museum of the Romanian Language in 1922. The current study aims to identify the changes this onomastic segment was subject to.
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Phraseological stocks of all languages contain numerous phrasemes with zoonym components. Inthe paper the author deals with Slovak and Slovene zoonym phrasemes which demonstrate ancient ideas of ancestors about interconnections between animals and the world of the supernatural, in relevant cases she also deals with other phenomena related to the subject of the paper. A number of phraseological units reflect the belief that animals used to have the ability to sense upcoming events, predict the weather, misfortune or death. The units listed in the paper are often rather archaic, however, many of them are still in use or the idea they represent is still alive. The analysed language material has shown similarity not only between Slovak and Slovene languages but also between the mental concepts which form the language picture of the world of their users.
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Frazeologické fondy všetkých jazykov obsahujú početnú skupinu frazém so zoonymickými komponentmi. V štúdii sa autorka zaoberá slovenskými a slovinskými zoonymickými frazémami, ktoré akýmkoľvek spôsobom reflektujú starobylé predstavy predkov o prepojení medzi zvieratami a svetom nadprirodzena, v relevantných prípadoch sa venuje i samotným názvom zvierat či ďalším fenoménom súvisiacim s témou príspevku. Množstvo frazeologických jednotiek odráža vieru, že zvieratá mali schopnosť vycítiť nadchádzajúce udalosti, predpovedať počasie, zvestovať nešťastie či smrť. V príspevku uvedené jednotky sú často staršieho dáta, mnohé z nich sa však ešte stále bežne používajú, alebo je živý s nimi spojený myšlienkový obsah. Analýza jazykového materiálu preukázala nielen príbuznosť slovenského a slovinského jazyka, ale i mentálnych konceptov, ktoré spoluutvárajú jazykový obraz sveta ich nositeľov.
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The aim of the article is to show the relationship between the homo and animal spheres. The research material consists of Polish and Russian phraseological units in a broad sense (idioms, comparisons and proverbs) with zoonyms being the names of farm animals. The main emphasis was placed on the inherent – in faunal phraseology – and the closely related features of anthropocentrism and didacticism. Tracing the relationship between humans and animals clearly indicates the pejorativization of the linguistic image of fauna by a man. People like to use animal portraits to speak of the dark sides of their own world. Ascribing disabilities to representatives of fauna at the same time exposes the value of everything that is human. Parallel however, there is a phenomenon of hyperbolization of the negative portrait of a man who tries to subjugate living creatures from outside his species, guided by heartlessness, greed and selfishness. The lack of morality or culture cannot be considered animal traits, since higher feelings are characteristic of homo sapiens and constitute the foundation that distinguishes humans from the fauna world. Animals only fight for food, domination, and take care of the young. Their behavior is not due to ill will, lack of morals or culture. In the behavior of animals, their nature prevails and their innate instincts ensure their survival. Animals are not uncultivated and immoral, it is only a man who thinks of them in this way, involuntarily projecting his own world onto the animal world. There is a human interpretation of the world in animalistic phraseological units.
Acta onomastica
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2020
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vol. 61
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29-47
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The paper deals with dog nicknames (and hypocoristics) as a part of the language communication in a small social group. The study characterizes nicknames focusing on their functioning and their perception in language communication from the perspective of the name giver, the group in which the nickname has originated and where it is used, and also its acceptation in respect to the bearer of the nickname (dog) and the users of these nicknames. It also reveals individual preferences in the selection of dog nicknames and hypocoristics due to the nature of group member and dog contacts, or nicknames motivation. The emotional aspect comes up in the most frequent nouns, proper names of the dog, most often in the form of diminutives (as these are used to express positive emotions towards the dog), by which the emotional and social connection of the owner with his/her dog is emphasized. The paper proves an analogy with the functioning of the anthroponymic system of unofficial names.
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Dog naming strategies in Beijing, P. R. China

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Acta onomastica
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2021
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vol. 62
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issue 2
419-434
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China has been experiencing a boom in pet ownership since the beginning of the new millennium. The notable number of dog walkers, strolling along the streets and in public parks, are an obvious sign that dogs are one of the most often sought-after companion animals. One of the first steps associated with having a dog is usually the selection of a suitable name. This paper examines how the growing phenomenon of dog breeding is reflected in the Chinese onomastic system. First, it provides the general linguistic characteristics of the dog names, i.e. describing the repeatedly occurring word-formation patterns and thematic categories of the lexical items used to create dog names, as well as addressing the issue of the motives behind the names. Second, it examines whether dog naming practices in China follow the existing conventions described in relation to other languages. The results of the analysis indicate that, unlike the situation observed in Western languages, Chinese dog names seem not only to exhibit signs of anthromorphization, but also to preserve the pre-modern practice of name selection based on the dog’s physical and mental qualities or reflecting the circumstances under which the dog came to the family, and thus represent a unique combination of earlier and modern-day dog naming practices.
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Od začátku nového milénia lze v Č íně pozorovat rostoucí oblibu domácích mazlíčků. Mezi nejvyhledávanější společníky patří bezesporu psi. Tento článek zkoumá, jak se rostoucí fenomén chovu psů odráží v čínském onymickém systému. V první řadě se věnuje lingvistické struktuře psích jmen, volbě lexikálních prostředků a motivaci výběru psího jména. Zároveň si klade otázku, zda se pojmenovávání psů v čínštině řídí stejnými principy, jaké byly zaznamenány v jiných jazycích. Výsledky provedeného výzkumu naznačují, že obdobně jako v západních jazycích lze i u čínských psích jmen pozorovat tendenci k antropomorfizaci. Zásadní rozdíl nicméně přestavuje skutečnost, že si zároveň do značné míry zachovávají předmoderní praxi výběru jména na základě fyzických a mentálních vlastností psa či okolností příchodu do rodiny, a představují tak jedinečnou kombinaci dvou různých pojmenovávacích zvyklost
Język Polski
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2023
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vol. 103
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issue 2
40-51
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Niniejszy artykuł podejmuje zagadnienie imion psów biorących udział w zawodach sportowych jako szczególnego rodzaju nazw własnych zwierząt. Ma na celu pokazanie świadomości językowej ich opiekunów, silnie związanych ze swoimi zwierzętami. Autorka dokonała analizy 250 imion (120 imion psów i 130 imion suk) podanych w ankiecie internetowej przez członków grup zrzeszających osoby uprawiające różne aktywności w towarzystwie zwierząt. W artykule omówiono motywację nadawania imion, dzieląc je na czternaście kategorii. Przeanalizowano również strukturę nazw zwierząt, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem nazw dwusylabowych. Zwrócono także uwagę na obecność w zestawieniu imion polskich i obcych. Efektem przeprowadzonej analizy jest ustalenie bazy pochodzenia imion zarówno przeniesionych z innej kategorii onimów, jak i mających źródło w nazwach pospolitych.
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This article deals with the issue of the names of dogs participating in sports competitions as a special kind of proper names for animals. The aim is to show the linguistic awareness of their caretakers caused by the strong bond they have with animals. The author analyzed 250 names (120 names of males and 130 names of females) provided by the respondents – members of groups associating people performing various activities in the company of pets – who filled in online questionnaire. The article also discusses the motivation of naming and analyzes the structure of dog names, with particular emphasis on bisyllabic names. The presence of Polish and foreign names in the list was also addressed. The result of the analysis is the determination of the source of the origin of the names both the ones transferred from other categories of proper names and having their roots in common names.
Acta onomastica
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2024
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vol. 65
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issue 2
277-288
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The article deals with the phenomenon of popular public surveys in which participants suggest suitable names for animals in zoos. The research is based on answers from the zoos themselves and from newspaper reports. From the analysis of 1,283 suggestions for the name of a polar bear and 1,153 for the name of a giraffe, it follows that female given names were most often proposed (in both official and hypocoristic forms). This blurs the distinction between anthroponyms and zoonyms. Specific animal names were motivated primarily by the look and origin of the animals.
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Celem artykułu jest ukazanie potencjału semantyczno-pragmatycznego leksemu świnia w języku polskim i rosyjskim. Zebrany materiał pochodzi ze słowników objaśniających, żargonowych oraz gwarowych, stanowi zatem zbiór odzwierciedlający zarówno polszczyznę i ruszczyznę literacką, jak i odmiany użytkowe obydwu języków. Artykuł zawiera charakterystykę obrazu świni w kulturze oraz ukazuje fragment językowego obrazu zwierzęcia nawiązujący do jego upodobań kulinarnych.
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The aim of article is to show the semantic and pragmatic potential of the word swine in Polish and Russian languages. Collected material comes from description, jargon and dialect dictionaries. Above material reflects both Polish an Russian literary languages as variations in both languages. The article presents the image of a swine in culture and shows the linguistic depiction of the animal referring to its culinary likings.
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The article discusses the names of the animals in the Africarium, one of the key segments of the Wrocław Zoo. This synchronous study examines the tendencies in contemporary naming patterns. The research material was obtained from the animal records and interviews with Zoo employees. The corpus consists of 140 proper names of animals that represent 13 species. Against the background of the whole Africarium collection (more than 300 species and 4,000 animals), the collected nomenclature material constitutes only a fraction (approx. 0.03%). The research con ducted proves however that not only mammals, but also birds and fish get names  - the names of these classes of vertebrates constitute more than 80% of the analysed zoonimic corpus. These animals represent a significant part of the Africarium collection, which in turns results from the specific nature of the African biotope. Naming motivation is the core criterion for the categorisation of the items found in the corpus. Three basic sets have been distinguished in the material collected: I. Single-motivation zoonyms, II. Multi-motivation zoonyms and III. Zoonyms with an unclear motivation. Within the first of them further specifications have been introduced. The most productive set is the one including single-motivation zoonyms (91.5%), and within it the class of zoonyms motivated conventionally (46.1%) and motivated externally, referring to circumstances and situations connected with an animal (36.7%). The names of the inhabitants of the Africarium follow certain naming patterns, some of which pertain to the particular species (e.g., members of the Arctocephalus genus receive pragmatically motivated names; the names of the hippopotamuses are based on the names of dances; and the names of Oman cownose rays are based on the names/surnames of fashion designers); other naming patterns are used universally (e.g., matronymic names that begin with the first letter of the mother’s name are given to, i.a., manatees). The majority of the research material contains semantic transformations based on metaphors or metonymies (92.1%), while lexical derivations are fairly rare (7.9%). Repetition and the existence of variants of the names are relatively infrequent within the corpus.
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Artykuł poświęcony jest nazewnictwu zwierząt przebywających w Afrykarium, tworzącym integralną część Wrocławskiego Ogrodu Zoologicznego. Przeprowadzone analizy mają charakter synchroniczny, a ich głównym celem jest określenie tendencji obecnych w przedmiotowym nazewnictwie. Materiał pozyskano z kartotek zwierząt oraz rozmów z pracownikami ogrodu. Korpus zoonimiczny tworzy 140 nazw własnych, których nosicielami są przedstawiciele 13 gatunków. Na tle całej kolekcji Afrykarium (ponad 300 gatunków i 4 000 osobników) zebrany materiał nazewniczy stanowi zaledwie część ułamkową (ok. 0,03%). Przeprowadzone badania zaświadczają jednak, że imiona otrzymują nie tylko ssaki, ale również ptaki i ryby – nazwy tych gromad kręgowców stanowią ponad 80% analizowanego korpusu zoonimicznego. Zwierzęta te reprezentują znaczącą część kolekcji Afrykarium, co z kolei wynika z samej specyfiki afrykańskiego biotopu. Główne kryterium podziału bazy materiałowej stanowi rzeczywiste źródło motywacji danego zoonimu. W zebranym materiale wyróżniono trzy podstawowe zbiory: I. Zoonimy jednomotywacyjne, II. Zoonimy wielomotywacyjne oraz III. Zoonimy z motywacją niejasną. W obrębie pierwszego z nich wprowadzone zostały kolejne specyfikacje. Najproduktywniejszy w pozyskanym materiale jest zbiór zoonimów jednomotywacyjnych (91,4%), a w jego ramach klasa  zoonimów umotywowanych konwencjonalnie (46,1%) oraz umotywowanych zewnętrznie, nawiązujących do okoliczności i sytuacji związanych ze zwierzęciem (36,7%). W nazewnictwie mieszkańców Afrykarium można odnaleźć pewne klucze nazewnicze, niektóre charakterystyczne tylko dla danego gatunku (np. kotiki otrzymują imiona o charakterze pragmatycznym, imiona hipopotamów zaczerpnięte są od nazw tańców, natomiast nazwy orleni omańskich motywowane są imionami/nazwiskami projektantów mody), inne zaś stosowane są w odniesieniu do różnych gatunków (imiona przypominające nazwy matronimiczne, zaczynające się na pierwszą literę imienia matki nadawane są m.in. manatom).   Przeważającą część materiału tworzą przeniesienia semantyczne (92,1%), które mają podłoże metaforyczne lub metonimiczne, natomiast derywaty słowotwórcze odnotowywane są bardzo rzadko (7,9%). Powtarzalność i wariantywność imion również jest niewielka.
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The article is devoted to the analysis of zoonyms motivated by the white colour of the animals. The material resources are cow names in dialects of Ukrainian and Polish languages. Based on the analysis, the author shows the common and the differences in the native speakers of two related languages perception of white colour shades.
Acta onomastica
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2024
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vol. 65
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issue 2
316-342
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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.
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