A Corpus-Based Socio-Onomastic Analysis On Turkish And American Horror Film Naming

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ID22007244
AuthorsFerdi BOZKURT (0000-0002-2209-8673, Anadolu University), Mandana Kolahdouz Mohammadi (0000-0003-1555-5634, Payame Noor University), Ali Reza Gholi Famian (0000-0003-4706-3378)
Year2023
Volume11
Issue2
Pages418-445
Publication date2023-12-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCINEJ Cinema Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-8724 • E-ISSN: 2159-2411
PublisherUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5195/cinej.2023.589
OpenAlexW4389986234
LanguageEN
References cited7

Both fear and horror have been extensively explored as universal unpleasant emotions with significant effects on psychological well-being. It is believed that horror is the feeling aroused when watching a horror film, and a sense of suspense and resolution is behind it. The present study explores how cultural, social, interactive, and cognitive contexts influence Turkish and American horror film naming. The present study aims to analyze Turkish and American horror film titles based on a socio-onomastic approach. So, 223 Turkish (1949-2021) and 2840 American (1898-2023) horror movie titles were investigated. The hypothesis was that Turkish horror film naming uses religious elements due to religious background. But according to the present study's findings, religious elements are also available in USA horror film naming. Yet, while making and naming their films, American horror film producers pay more attention to cultural events than Turkish filmmakers. On the other hand, the keywords used in naming Turkish and American horror films, regardless of their languages, were the same

Art · Feeling · Linguistics · Literature · Sociology · Turkish · Authorship Attribution and Profiling · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism

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