FUNCTIONAL NAMES IN “BEOWULF”: AN ANALYSIS

Simple item page
dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB PHILOLOGIA, Volume 64 (LXIV), No. 4, December 2019, pp. 185-194 DOI: 10.24193/subbphilo.2019.4.11en-US
dc.creatorBUZEC, Mihaela
dc.date2019-12-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T08:39:52Z
dc.descriptionFunctional Names in Beowulf: An Analysis. Proper names lose their connection with the initial referent of the word, being devoid of their character of semantic predicates. However, when focusing on literature, the names can be analyzed from the perspective of a hidden, conceptual metaphor, either as functional names or as designators of properties. By looking at the names of Beowulf as dithematic (part of the Old Germanic name-giving tradition), the analysis becomes one of translation of a new unit of meaning created by the blending of two separate concepts. Juxtaposing this artifice with that of word-play, as well as with aspects of Beowulf’s character, a reiteration of the blending occurs, with new levels of meaning. The present paper analyzes the names of the Old English poem Beowulf as functional names, used to contrast or highlight themes of the poem, as well as characteristics of Beowulf. REZUMAT. O analiză a numelor proprii utilitare din Beowulf. Numele proprii își pierd legătura cu referentul inițial al cuvântului, fiind lipsite de caracterul lor semantic. Cu toate acestea, numele personajelor literare pot fi analizate ca metafore conceptuale, fie cu rol funcțional, fie ca predicate semantice. Privind numele din poemul Beowulf ca nume ditematice (făcând parte din tradiția numelor germanice vechi), analiza devine în sine un exercițiu de traducere a unei noi unități de sens creată prin amestecarea a doua concepte diferite. Juxtapunerea acestui artificiu cu jocurile de cuvinte din poem, dar și cu trăsăturile lui Beowulf, creează un nou nivel de sens. Această lucrare analizează numele proprii din Beowulf ca nume funcționale, folosite pentru a contrasta sau evidenția teme ale poemului și trăsăturile personajului Beowulf. Cuvinte cheie: nume proprii utilitare, Beowulf, amestecare conceptuală.en-US
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbphilologia/article/view/2476
dc.identifier10.24193/subbphilo.2019.4.11
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/517
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbphilologia/article/view/2476/2392
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2019 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philologiaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philologia; Volume 64, No. 4, 2019; 185-194en-US
dc.source2065-9652
dc.source1220-0484
dc.source10.24193/subbphilo.2019.4
dc.subjectfunctional proper names, Beowulf, conceptual blending.en-US
dc.titleFUNCTIONAL NAMES IN “BEOWULF”: AN ANALYSISen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typetexten-US

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
2392.pdf
Size:
212.72 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
PDF imported from OJS (https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbphilologia/article/download/2476/2392)
Download

Collections

Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Philologia