Personal names in conversational discourse – a survey research approach
Aleksander Kiklewicz
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie UWMhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6140-6368
Abstract
The study is grounded in the theory of functional semantics (specifically, functional onomastics) as a branch of contemporary linguistics within the framework of functional pragmatism. Drawing on E. Goffman’s concept of participation framework, the author presents results of an analysis based on survey data collected from 186 young Polish men and women. The study is focused on the referential use of personal names – both appellative and proper – in conversational discourse. The survey revealed that the nomination of third
persons varies depending on the communicative situation, particularly with respect
to parameters such as the composition and number of participants, the configuration
of participatory roles, social status relations, and the formal or informal nature of the
contact between interlocutors. The survey confirmed that respondents adhered to the
principles of third-person nomination in conversational discourse previously identified
in text-based studies: the principle of naming consensus, the principle of attribution,
the principle of direct relation, the principle of closest relation (or nearest designation),
the principle of empathy, the principle of respect and seniority, the principle of definiteness,
and the principle of minimal designation. The general conclusion of the study is that the
nomination of persons in conversational discourse is governed by the principle of relativity:
the greater the degree of mutual familiarity between participants, as well as their
familiarity with the third person, the lesser the amount of language material required
in the act of nomination.
Keywords:
lexicology, semantics, nomination, anthroponym, reference names, conversational discourseReferences
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