From Paul the Octopus to Achilles the Cat – Proper Names of Animals Which Predict the Outcomes of Sports Competitions

In this paper, proper names of animals which predicted the outcomes of sports competitions are analyzed. A representative corpus containing over 200 zoonyms has been collected by means of excerpting from numerous, mostly online sources from different countries. The corpus is classified in line with...

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Main Author: Joža Horvat
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Hrvatska Akademija Znanosti i Umjetnosti 2020-01-01
Series:Folia Onomastica Croatica
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/361451