Proper Name as a Bilateral Linguistic Sign and the Levels of Properhood

The aim of this paper is to propose a semiotic definition of a proper name with the classic Saussurean bilateral linguistic sign as the genus proximum and the individual concept (and not a general or categorical one) constituting a name’s signifié as the differentia specifica. This Aristotelian defi...

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Hlavní autor: Włoskowicz, Wojciech
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description The aim of this paper is to propose a semiotic definition of a proper name with the classic Saussurean bilateral linguistic sign as the genus proximum and the individual concept (and not a general or categorical one) constituting a name’s signifié as the differentia specifica. This Aristotelian definition is accompanied by the notion of a poly-polar space of properhood, within which one may distinguish between more and less prototypical proper names. The individual concept is defined as a mental unit located in a language user’s mind and comprising knowledge of an individual (single) object, its properties, and associations connected with it. Perceiving a proper name as a bilateral sign creates a need for terminological decisions. An onym is defined as any linguistic form or expression that serves as the signifiant within a proper name while a typical onymic form is defined as any linguistic form or expression that serves as the signifiant within many separate (homonymous) proper names. Relations between signifiants and signifiés of many proprial and appellative signs make it possible to list several types of proprial meaning: denotative, referential, etymological, and structural, as well as the denotative predisposition of an onymic form.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1599842025-05-20T07:07:51Z Proper Name as a Bilateral Linguistic Sign and the Levels of Properhood Włoskowicz, Wojciech proper name properhood definition individual concept linguistic sign thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics The aim of this paper is to propose a semiotic definition of a proper name with the classic Saussurean bilateral linguistic sign as the genus proximum and the individual concept (and not a general or categorical one) constituting a name’s signifié as the differentia specifica. This Aristotelian definition is accompanied by the notion of a poly-polar space of properhood, within which one may distinguish between more and less prototypical proper names. The individual concept is defined as a mental unit located in a language user’s mind and comprising knowledge of an individual (single) object, its properties, and associations connected with it. Perceiving a proper name as a bilateral sign creates a need for terminological decisions. An onym is defined as any linguistic form or expression that serves as the signifiant within a proper name while a typical onymic form is defined as any linguistic form or expression that serves as the signifiant within many separate (homonymous) proper names. Relations between signifiants and signifiés of many proprial and appellative signs make it possible to list several types of proprial meaning: denotative, referential, etymological, and structural, as well as the denotative predisposition of an onymic form. Published 2025-05-20T07:07:49Z 2025-05-20T07:07:49Z 2023-12-18 chapter 9788323374787 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159984 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://wuj.pl/en/book/onomastics-in-interaction-with-other-branches-of-science-volume-3 https://wuj.pl/proper-name-as-a-bilateral-linguistic-sign-and-the-levels-of-properhood Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science. Volume 3. General and Applied Onomastics. Literary Onomastics. Chrematonomastics. Reports 10.4467/K7478.47/22.23.17732 10.4467/K7478.47/22.23.17732 b56389e6-bd6e-43b9-abc7-9af91c5afc6b c399a3f7-2b80-46ec-b511-77038f45ea82 9788323374787 141-172 open access
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