A Semiotic Approach to the Act of Naming Houses in Victorian Novels

Abstract

The semiotic approach to the act of naming houses found in 19^th-century English novels is meant to reveal the significations of a common cultural practice of the time, particularly belonging to middle-class and wealthy families owning a house/manor/hall: that of attributing names to houses.

Cuvinte-cheie: ramură, act, casă, secol, roman, semnificaţie

REZUMAT

Abordarea semiotică a nominalizării locuinţelor în romanele din sec. al XIX-lea are drept scop dezvăluirea semnificaţiilor unei practici culturale comune a timpului dat, şi anume cea de a atribui nume caselor, conacelor, sălilor etc., adică locuinţelor care aparţineau famiilor de mijloc şi celor bogate ale societăţii.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

English (main text and corpus)

UDC: 81`22:821.09-31

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Corpus

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Received: March 1, 2011 | Reviewed: March 14, 2011 | Accepted for publication: March 20, 2011

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