Teratonymy: The Weird and Monstrous Names of HP Lovecraft
Abstract Lovecraft's teratonyms are monstrous inventions that estrange the sound patterns of English and obscure the kinds of meaning traditionally associated with literary onomastics. J.R.R. Tolkien's notion of linguistic style provides a useful concept to examine how these names play upo...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1896 |