Introduction: Proper names and the lexicon – an exposition

IntroductionThis thematic issue deals with proper names and the lexicon.Proper names are defined as words or expressions (of several words) mainly used in noun phrases that refer to contextually unique individuals (people, places, institutions, events, monuments, etc.). Examples are John, (the) Uni...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis,
Auteurs principaux: Mignot, Élise, Philippe, Manon
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Lexis 2023
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:IntroductionThis thematic issue deals with proper names and the lexicon.Proper names are defined as words or expressions (of several words) mainly used in noun phrases that refer to contextually unique individuals (people, places, institutions, events, monuments, etc.). Examples are John, (the) United States, New York, Buckingham Palace, (the) Cold War, (the) White House… They may consist of, or include, a proper noun (John, Buckingham Palace, New York), but that is not necessarily the case ...