Nickname + -ing: A Perlocutionary Evaluation
Abstract A character in a short story titled “The Referees,” by Joseph O’Neill, proposes the form of a term for any unwanted hypocoristic nicknaming, such as Mike for Michael, simply the nickname in question verbed and suffixed with -ing, so, in this example, Miking. The unwanted nickname reflects a...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2051 |