In the section Linguistics
Ethnonyms as identity markers in language and culture
Far Eastren Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
ethnonyms, identification, ethnonymic semantic field, english ethnonyms
Abstract
The paper uncovers functions of ethnonyms in the processes of ethnolinguacultural identification. The elements of ethnonymic semantic field are investigated in British and American English. The research focus is on historical aspects of ethnonyms development and their semantic regrouping in the result of socio-cultural context changes and linguacultural contacts.
Bibliographic reference
Marina N. Rassokha Ethnonyms as identity markers in language and culture
// Сибирский филологический журнал. 2010. № 2. Pp. 189–196.
// Сибирский филологический журнал. 2010. № 2. Pp. 189–196.