Recollections of schoolteachers' nicknames

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2004Publisher:University Library System, University of PittsburghJournal:Names, volume 52, pages 83-99 (issn: 0027-7738, eissn: 1756-2279,

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Authors: W. Ray Crozier;

doi: 10.1179/nam.2004.52.2.83

Recollections of schoolteachers' nicknames

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AbstractAn investigation of schoolteachers’ nicknames recalled by a sample of 103 students showed that the majority of nicknames were negative in tone and directed mostly at disliked and unpopular teachers. Distinctive physical characteristics and variations on the teacher's name were the main sources of nicknames, a finding that is consistent with previous research into nicknames that are used openly as forms of address. The functions that names play in the life of the school and the contribution of wit to the effectiveness of names are discussed.

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P1-1091, Philology. Linguistics

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