Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée

The difficulties in classifying family names such as dad, mom, uncle, son, etc., as proper names or common names, take on a new dimension if we integrate, on the one hand, certain uses of undetermined common names such as baby (ex: If mom is okay, baby is okay), and on the other hand some uses of un...

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Main Author: Franck Lebas
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Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/corela/15496
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description The difficulties in classifying family names such as dad, mom, uncle, son, etc., as proper names or common names, take on a new dimension if we integrate, on the one hand, certain uses of undetermined common names such as baby (ex: If mom is okay, baby is okay), and on the other hand some uses of undetermined trademark names (ex: Stay zen, Twingo keeps the brake pressure automatically). The main objective of this article is to use these examples to bring about some changes in the theories of proper names and common names. Starting from Alan Gardiner’s proposal, which gives a central role to proper names’ signifiers, and adding the concept of «validity sphere» inspired by Benoit de Cornulier, this work lays the foundations of a unified description.
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Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée
Corela
denomination
Proper name
common name
signifier
family name
trademark
title Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée
title_full Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée
title_fullStr Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée
title_full_unstemmed Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée
title_short Papa, maman, bébé, Twingo :une famille de noms propres recomposée
title_sort papa maman bebe twingo une famille de noms propres recomposee
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common name
signifier
family name
trademark
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