Nominative Determinism: Classically Derived Names in the Potter Saga
Nominative determinism occurs when a person's name reflects what that person does or is, for instance Mr Baker making bread or Ms Taylor making dresses. In the Potter saga J. K. Rowling seems to have a particular fondness for nominative determinism. In her case the names often derive from Latin...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2016-04-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Classics Teaching |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2058631016000143/type/journal_article |