The Changing Role of Nicknames
A Study of Politicians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10305725 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley Lieberson (Harvard University Press, corresponding author), Cathy Kenny (Harvard University Press) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 317-325 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Names (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-7738 • E-ISSN: 1756-2279 |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1179/nam.2007.55.4.317 |
| OpenAlex | W2034237345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
Recent decades have witnessed a remarkable expansion in the usage of informal forms of people's names (Marty for Martin, Viki for Victoria). After analyzing the likely social causes for this change, we evaluate our theory by studying the naming practices of politicians over the past 100 years
Criminology · Political science · Sociology · History · Intellectual Property Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |