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<p>In our article, we present a few discussion notes on the current processing and standardization of Slovak onomastic terminology. In our opinion, proprialization is not only a word-formation process, but primarily the functional one. The function of the word, that is seen as the first within the process of proprialization, is being changed too. Due to this fact, the formal part of the proper name is recognized as secondary. Furthermore, we think that even the process of transonymization – from functional, not formal approach – can be accepted in its wider understanding. It can be defined as transfer of proper name motivation from one object to another regardless of any formal criterion. What is more, this transfer is possible even within the same onymic class. The transfer could be accompanied with a change in the formal structure or grammatical meaning of the new proper name; because not just the form of the proper name (or the part of the form) is transferred to another object, but also its function, ability to be an “individual and specific name” for another object. But the process of transonymization itself requires transfer of the proper name from one denotatum to another. Thatʼs why we do not recognise any formation of the name variants for the same object as the process of transonymization.</p>
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In our article, we present a few discussion notes on the current processing and standardization of Slovak onomastic terminology. In our opinion, proprialization is not only a word-formation process, but primarily the functional one. The function of the word, that is seen as the first within the process of proprialization, is being changed too. Due to this fact, the formal part of the proper name is recognized as secondary. Furthermore, we think that even the process of transonymization – from functional, not formal approach – can be accepted in its wider understanding. It can be defined as transfer of proper name motivation from one object to another regardless of any formal criterion. What is more, this transfer is possible even within the same onymic class. The transfer could be accompanied with a change in the formal structure or grammatical meaning of the new proper name; because not just the form of the proper name (or the part of the form) is transferred to another object, but also its function, ability to be an “individual and specific name” for another object. But the process of transonymization itself requires transfer of the proper name from one denotatum to another. Thatʼs why we do not recognise any formation of the name variants for the same object as the process of transonymization.

Notes on onomastic terms proprialization, appellativization, transonymization and deproprialization

Pedagogická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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In our article, we present a few discussion notes on the current processing and standardization of Slovak onomastic terminology. In our opinion,...

Notes on onomastic terms proprialization, appellativization, transonymization and deproprialization

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 101 - 113

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2021-0016

Keywords
appellative, appellativization, deonymization, proprialization, proper name, transonymization, word (name) formation

© 2021 Andrej Závodný et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Notes on onomastic terms proprialization, appellativization, transonymization and deproprialization

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 101 - 113

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2021-0016

Keywordsappellative, appellativization, deonymization, proprialization, proper name, transonymization, word (name) formation

© 2021 Andrej Závodný et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
appellative, appellativization, deonymization, proprialization, proper name, transonymization, word (name) formation