The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games

Topolovec, Stjepan

undergraduate thesis

The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

Topolovec, Stjepan

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Topolovec, S. (2012). The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

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Topolovec, Stjepan. "The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

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Topolovec, Stjepan. "The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

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Topolovec, S. (2012). 'The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 09 September 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

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Topolovec S. The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2012 [cited 2024 September 09] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

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S. Topolovec, "The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2012. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:637379

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Title	The cultural and linguistic aspects of naming in fantasy video games
Title (croatian)	Kulturni i lingvistički aspekti imenovanja u "fantasy" video igrama
Author	Stjepan Topolovec
Mentor	Gabrijela Buljan (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2012-09-17, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	This paper is an exploration of names and name giving processes within fantasy video game worlds. Starting with some basic theory of onomastics and word formation, the paper will also take the sociolinguistic aspect of name giving into consideration by exploring the relationship between names and the society that perceives them. Taking a few notable fantasy video games into consideration, this paper will explain the origin, structure, and meaning behind several fantastic names within these fictional worlds. The paper will also concentrate on the most prolific word formation process within this context – compounding. Lastly, the concept of sound symbolism will be studied, and its effects on the protagonist-antagonist relations in the storytelling process. Thus will this study, through sound symbolism, be able to explain the effect of subtle connotations, associations, preconceived concepts and even stereotypes that affect the perception of names and even name giving processes themselves.
Keywords
Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:637379
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: German Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/aprvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) njemačkoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/aprvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) njemačkoga jezika i književnosti)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
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