How to choose a child’s name: Fashion versus tradition in contemporary Czech culture
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
How to choose a child’s name: Fashion versus tradition in contemporary Czech culture
Original language description
The author analyses factors that influence Czech-speaking parents' choice of a first name for their child. The analysis focuses on the relationship between personal choice, fashion, tradition, ritual, associations, communicative usage, and other selected aspects of contemporary Czech society. The research is based on data retrieved from the Internet, especially from discussion forums for pregnant women and women with children. In Czech culture, the process of giving a name to a new-born child is regulated by law; language experts also offer various recommendations, such as how best to combine a first name and surname. The study indicates that the most important factors influencing parents' choices are personal preference, a subjective evaluation of the name-surname combination, and the desire that the chosen name should not cause any problems for the child, especially during their early years and at school. Some traditional practices such as giving a child a family name seem to be disappearing, but some gender differences and traces of superstitious thinking are still observed.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60203 - Linguistics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
Obraz świata i człowieka w kulturze ludowej i narodowej: Tom 2
ISBN
978-83-227-9611-5
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Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
223-233
Publisher name
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
Place of publication
Lublin
Event location
Lublin
Event date
May 20, 2021
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
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