Sociolinguistic patterns and names: A variationist study of changes in personal names among Indian South Africans
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047404520000652
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article unlocks the complex indexicalities pertaining to names in a multilayered diasporic field, one in which descendants from different ancestral areas of a former homeland (India) have merged loosely into a new community… read more here.
Keywords: indian south; personal names; patterns names; sociolinguistic patterns ... See more keywords
The communicative significance of Ngə̂mbà personal names
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DOI: 10.1080/14725843.2017.1319753
Abstract: Abstract Among the Ngə̂mbà, a Bantu-Grassfields people of Western Cameroon, personal names are alternative forms of narratives that represent past experiences and conflicts encountered by the name giver. These are central to the self-definition and… read more here.
Keywords: communicative significance; mba personal; significance mba; names communicative ... See more keywords
Alexinomia: The fear of using personal names
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1129272
Abstract: Introduction Preliminary research based on everyday observations suggests that there are people, who experience severe fear when addressing others with their personal names. The aim of this study was to explore the extent to which… read more here.
Keywords: fear using; personal names; alexinomia fear; using personal ... See more keywords