A semantic analysis of personal names in English and Arabic
Author
Source
al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 51 (30 Apr. 2010), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Al-Mustansiriyah University College Of Arts
Publication Date
2010-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The present study is concerned with introducing a meaning-based analysis of personal names (PNs) in Standard English (SE) and Standard Arabic i(SA).
It is based on the hypothesis that in both languages surnames are roughly derived from the same sources.
Thus, the study is limited to the investigation of personal names including surnames.
The paper is divided into two parts: the first sheds light upon the meaning of proper names in English and their relationship with definiteness, origin of surnames and ambiguity of proper names.
The second part deals with PNs in Arabic, the way they are coined their categorizations into different classes and on what bases surnames are derived.
The results of the study have validated the hypothesis of the work.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghazzali, Mahdi F.. 2010. A semantic analysis of personal names in English and Arabic. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts،Vol. 2010, no. 51, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967136
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghazzali, Mahdi F.. A semantic analysis of personal names in English and Arabic. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts No. 51 (2010), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967136
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghazzali, Mahdi F.. A semantic analysis of personal names in English and Arabic. al-Mustansiriya Journal of Arts. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 51, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-967136
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 16-17
Record ID
BIM-967136
