Aspects of Nicknames Among the Tumbuka

Moyo, Themba

doi:10.1179/nam.2002.50.3.191

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“…Despite the originality of the prison nicknames, we non-inmates were interested to later learn that the categories we had spontaneously derived from the names initially sent by Brad Platt were almost identical to the categories Holland (1990b) mentioned in his review of literature as found by researchers studying Amish (Mook, 1967) and Icelandic (Hale, 1981) nicknames -both a long way from Arizona State Prison.…”

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Nicknames in Prison: Meaning and Manipulation in Inmate Monikers

Black

Wilcox

Platt³

2014

names

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Each prison yard is a microcosm of society: a community with its own culture and hierarchy. Prison nicknames are a matter of social negotiation, a common everyday phenomenon with a multiplex nature. One of the authors of this article is currently serving a sentence and has supplied examples based on his own observations and informal interviews with other inmates who were willing to give him information they would not usually confide to outsiders. Knowing and using nicknames (1) gives a sense of unity among prison peers, while (2) representing their individuality, and (3) facilitating communication among them. Nicknames can be friendly, showing peer approval and in-group unity. They can also be cruel and vicious. Nicknames can be bestowed due to appearance, personality, preferences, background, or experience. They are also used for in-group communication about hidden activities or identities.

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Nicknames in Prison: Meaning and Manipulation in Inmate Monikers

Black

Wilcox

Platt³

2014

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“…The social function of the nickname depends greatly on the society that uses it; in some cases, nicknames are disparaging, in others, they indicate social hierarchy, while still in others, they connote solidarity or kinship (Alford 1988, 82-85). Price and Price (1972) discuss a conflation of identity, reputation, and name, while Burton (1999) and Moyo (2002) describe communities that link names and nicknames with status and power. Morgan, O'Neill, and Harré (1979) and Kany (1999) show similar patterns with children's nicknames.…”

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Nicknames and the Lexicon of Sports

Kennedy¹,

Zamuner²

2006

American Speech

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This article examines the structure and usage of nicknames given to professional hockey and baseball players. Two general types are observed: a phrasal referring expression and a single-word hypocoristic. The phrasal nickname is descriptive but is only used referentially, usually in sports narrative. The hypocoristic is used for both reference and address and may be descriptive or shortened from a formal name. In addition, its inclusion of a hypocoristic suffix is sensitive to the segmental content of the shortened form. A model of nickname assignment is proposed in which the creation of any kind of nickname is treated as enriching the lexicon. This model relates nicknames to other types of specialized or elaborate referring expressions and encodes the social meaning of nicknames and other informal names in the lexicon.

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“…Tushyeh and Hamadallah classified family names into 12 categories; while Antoun classified his sample into five categories. Moyo (2002) investigated the aspects of nicknames in Tumbuka in South Africa and found that names showed a relationship with naming culture or subculture. He found that nicknames signify a class or privilege and status within a social organization.…”

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Family Names in Palestine: A Reflection of Culture and Life

atawneh¹

2005

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This paper investigates the sociolinguistics of the family names in Palestine. It hypothesizes that family names reflect the style of life in the past in terms of agriculture, professions, industry, human characteristics and place of living. The data were collected from the telephone directory published by the company of telecommunications in Palestine West Bank in 2001.All names having telephone lines are listed in the alphabetical order of the family names; 8,343 family names were found. One third of the sample are religious names which have forms similar to first given names like” Ali,” “Hasan” and “abdul+any of God's names” like “abdul-Raheem” and “abdul-Rahmaan,” or “Muhammad, Mahmoud and Ahmad.” Such names do not reflect any aspect of social life. The other two-thirds of these names reflect lifestyle and human characteristics. Analysis was limited to this portion of names. The order of distribution from highest to lowest is: names denoting physical features, temperament, geography, agriculture, business, financial position, timing and planets.

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Aspects of Nicknames Among the Tumbuka

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Nicknames in Prison: Meaning and Manipulation in Inmate Monikers

Nicknames in Prison: Meaning and Manipulation in Inmate Monikers

Nicknames and the Lexicon of Sports

Family Names in Palestine: A Reflection of Culture and Life

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