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