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    Toponyms of a Different Type: Metaphors as Placenames and Place Nicknames by Neil Larry Shumsky

    Published 2016-07-01
    “… Some placenames and nicknames should be understood metaphorically and not literally. …”
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    Quotational nicknames in German at the interface between syntax, punctuation, and pragmatics by Finkbeiner Rita

    Published 2023-03-01
    “…The paper is concerned with a particular nickname construction in German in which a linguistic expression is inserted between the given name and surname and enclosed by quotation marks (Johanna „Hansi“ Angermeier) or parentheses (Ursula (Uschi) Vollmuth). …”
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    A Preliminary Study on the Nicknames of the FIFA National Football Teams by Wang Feng, Zhang Shuyue, Chen Cheng

    Published 2020-04-01
    “… This study examines 315 nicknames of all the 211 FIFA national football teams (NFTs) as of January 2020. …”
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    The Nicknames of Steam-Era Railroaders: A Code-Mediated Adaptation by Theodore J. Holland

    Published 1990-12-01
    “…Abstract Nicknames, especially those related to performance and competence, constituted one colorful aspect of life among steam-era railroaders in Altoona, Pennsylvania. …”
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    Looking Back to Beaver and the Head: Male College Nicknames in the 1950s by Thomas J. Gasque

    Published 1994-06-01
    “…Abstract Studies of nicknames have neglected social fraternities, and most have been done by outsiders unable to assess the feelings of those who bear nicknames. …”
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    Wall Street's Gilded Age: Nicknames of Her Capitalists and Robber Barons by Richard A. Sauers

    Published 2006-06-01
    “…Through the takeover battle for control of the Erie Railroad Company, at the beginning of the period, and the organization of United States Steel Corporation, at its end, this essay examines historical and contemporary biographical information to explain that the nicknames of seven men involved in these two entities predominantly reflected not only their activities in the stock market, but also their occupations and character traits. …”
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    Placenames Used as Nicknames: A Study of Major League Baseball Players by James K. Skipper

    Published 1990-06-01
    “…Understanding how these nicknames came about increases our understanding of nicknames and extends our knowledge of placenames. …”
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    School and family nicknames used by teenagers (based on german and russian languages) by A G Smirnova

    Published 2008-03-01
    “…The article is devoted to analysis of nicknames used by modern teenagers. Nicknames used at school or between the family members are given special attention. …”
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