The Age of Aidans: Cognitive Underpinnings of a New Trend in English Boys’ Names
Several sources have recently reported a trend in North American English boys’ names. According to this trend, a disproportionate number of boys’ names contain a final syllabic nasal. This paper presents two studies that investigate this observation systematically. A corpus linguistic study of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2019-07-01
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Series: | Names |
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Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2194 |