The Age of Aidans
Cognitive Underpinnings of a New Trend in English Boys’ Names
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 10305030 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Lauren MacAulay (Carleton University, autor de correspondencia), Daniel Siddiqi (Carleton University), Ida Toivonen (0000-0002-9683-0302, Carleton University) |
| Año | 2018 |
| Volumen | 67 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 160-174 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2018-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Names (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0027-7738 • E-ISSN: 1756-2279 |
| Editorial | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00277738.2018.1490523 |
| OpenAlex | W2901537508 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 3 |
Several sources have recently reported a trend in North American English boys’ names. According to this trend, a disproportionate number of boys’ names contain a final syllabic nasal. This paper presents two studies that investigate this observation systematically. A corpus linguistic study of the most popular names in Ontario and the USA revealed that around 40% of English boys’ names fit this pattern, which has been called “the Age of Aidans”. The second study was a lexical decision task. It was modeled after previous research on sound symbolism (phonosemantics). This experiment demonstrated that speakers preferred pseudo-names for boys that fit the “Age of Aidans”pattern. Taken together, the two studies suggest that final syllabic nasals can be compared to phonesthemes. Current North American speakers of English may perceive disyllabic names ending in syllabic nasals as “good” boys’ names
Linguistics · Syllabic verse · Gender Studies in Language · History · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy · Psychology
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citas por año | 0,5 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |