Nickname as Special Type of Onym: in Search of Integrated Sign
Abstract
Anastasia V. Zubareva (Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
Nicknames (network names) form special onomastic system which on the level of community and differentiation is comparable to the system of traditional personal names, but possesses a special arsenal of pragmatical, formal, grammatical, semantic and stylistic properties. The main system sign of nicknames is the sphere of their using (Internet communication). Other properties of nicknames are private and create differentiation in system. Attempts at the description of system of network names to give the integrated status to such signs as a pseudonomination, anonymity, self-presentation, expressivity, informational content, weak extent of contact with the carrier, significantly simplify a picture, hiding universality and flexibility of network names system. A set of the models available to Internet users allows to realize the most various strategy by means of the choice of a name now – to hide own personality or to present it brightly, to report the real qualities or to create a fictional image, to show creative abilities during creation of a name or to choose more standard form, to create to itself a momentary name mask or to cultivate own name, acquiring popularity and reputation. Most likely, such flexibility of system of network names is caused by rapid development of the Internet communication incorporating and developing the most various forms of social interactions and the relations.
Key words: nickname, network name, nickonym, anthroponym, proper name, onym, Internet communication, onomastics.
DOI 10.23683/1995-0640-2018-4-115-123
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