Teenage Granny: Portrayals of Women in Falkland Islands Nicknames
Abstract Nicknames of women on the Falkland Islands, like most nicknames, derive from physical traits, incidents or early experiences, childhood characteristics, behavior, and other sources and are used both as terms of reference and terms of address. The Falklands are unusual in having a large numb...
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Nicknames of women on the Falkland Islands, like most nicknames, derive from physical traits, incidents or early experiences, childhood characteristics, behavior, and other sources and are used both as terms of reference and terms of address. The Falklands are unusual in having a large number of nicknames for women. Most of these epithets are given by men and continue as a means both of social integration and social control.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ccf05536d3141d08678961195129a0f2022-12-22T01:31:41ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghNames0027-77381756-22791990-12-0138410.1179/nam.1990.38.4.283Teenage Granny: Portrayals of Women in Falkland Islands NicknamesMaria Laura MassoloAbstract Nicknames of women on the Falkland Islands, like most nicknames, derive from physical traits, incidents or early experiences, childhood characteristics, behavior, and other sources and are used both as terms of reference and terms of address. The Falklands are unusual in having a large number of nicknames for women. Most of these epithets are given by men and continue as a means both of social integration and social control. http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1254 |
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