The Namework of Ursula K. Le Guin

With its focus on sound and form in language, Sigmund Freud’s concept of jokework provides a useful analogy for studying invented names in fiction. This is especially true of a writer like Ursula K. Le Guin, who describes the onomastic creation in her stories and novels as a largely subconscious pr...

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Main Author: Christopher L. Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2018-07-01
Series:Names
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Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2160