ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYPOCORISM
From Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai to use pet names, from hypo- beneath + korizesthai, from korē girl, koros boy.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOCORISM»
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Informal Personal Names: Sissy, Nickname,
Hypocorism, Outis, ...
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T-V Distinction: Sociolinguistics, Honorific, Honorifics, ...
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Comparative Studies in Australian and New Zealand English: ...
Skiers, surfers, fishermen, and farmers all demonstrated wide use of hypocorism
in New Zealand, while the criminal and fringe element have also produced
numbers of them in Australia (Simes 1993). Aspects of mass culture lend
themselves ...
Pam Peters, Peter Collins, Adam Smith, 2009
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The Lover's Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of ...
Powsoddy, a now obsolete name for a pudding, was also used as a hypocorism
in the late sixteenth century, paralleling the affectionate use of the word pudding
itself in our own century, though lovers usually alter the pronunciation to puddin.
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The Legend of St. Brendan: A Comparative Study of the Latin ...
Brown concludes that the name is a hypocorism and that by reversing the words
of the Irish name Barr-finn, we obtain Finn-barr, the name of the patron of Cork.45
This name of Finnbarr, literally meaning 'white-haired', has been Latinised, but ...
An acronym that never seems to have had capital letters comes from “young
urban professional,” plus the -ie suffix, as in hypocorism, to produce the word
yuppie (first recorded in 1984). The formation of this new word, however, was
helped by ...
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Articles on Informal Personal Names, Including: Nickname, ...
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Swedish: A Comprehensive Grammar
11.4.1. Hypocorism. Hypocorisms are familiar or pet forms. They derive in three
different ways as shown in 11.4.1.1–11.4.1.3. Addition of suffix –is, often to
abbreviations 11.4.1.1 11.4.1.2 11.4.1.3 Thisinvolvestheloss of partorallof a
morpheme.
Philip Holmes, Ian Hinchliffe, 2013
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
hypocorism. *. hypotonic. [NLat. < Gk. hupokhondnon. abdomen. — see
HYPOCHONDRIA.; The uppei lateral region of the abdomen, below the lowest
nbs hypoc-o-rism hi-pok'a-rtz'im, hi'ps-kor'Iz'wn, -k6r'-) a. [LLat. hypoconsma * Gk.
Houghton Mifflin Company, Webster, 1999
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The Cambridge History of the English Language
... addition of /r/ after a final schwa, e.g. window RP /'windao/ pronounced as /'
windar/ in some West Country dialects in England. hyperurbanism Another word
for hypercorrection. hypocorism A pet name or diminutive, e.g. mossie 'mosquito'.
Richard M. Hogg, Norman Francis Blake, Robert Burchfield, 1994
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOCORISM»
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Larry Buford: Congratulations LGBT but what's your DBA!?
How about a hypocorism like “Meaqualed” (pronounced 'mee-qualed') as in “We'd like to be meaqualed.” I do not suggest this as a mockery ... «Eurweb.com, Jun 15»
Ed Woodward is Fantastic at His Job. Can You Believe it?
I don't believe in the hypocorism instilled within a football fan's personality so I've set myself targets of 3rd place in the Premier League. «English Premier League Index - Opta Stats, Dec 14»
2015: Don't support your son, he will destroy Nigeria - Buhari tells …
Nigeria deserves a better leader.thirdly,what principle of hypocorism are we preaching in this country.every of his supporters talks about his ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Nov 14»
Apple devices that aren't compatible with iOS 8
I believe that call that hypocorism. alfredo.oliva.77 5pts. Why is there a picture of 5C on front of this article if its compatible..another WTF ... «CNET, Jun 14»
Web service to organize soccer games
... for people who want to get together to play, as many people in Britain call it, "footie" (why are my countrymen are so fond of hypocorism?). «Network World, Jan 14»
Op-ed: Jared Leto and the T Word
While to many the term "tranny" sounds like a hypocorism, to others, ... «A hypocorism (/haɪˈpɒkərɪzəm/; from Greek ὑποκορίζεσθαι ... «Advocate.com, Nov 13»
Why Did Katia from Russia Revert to Islam?
I'm not trying like to say something bad about people, as this is everywhere, but I did find a lot of hypocorism. There a lot of people who put on this face inside the ... «Onislam.net, Feb 13»
Dats' a fake: NHL star sues adventurous souvenir seller
... at least early 2012, including red-and-white shirts with his Russian hypocorism "Pasha" and "13" – his changeless number at the Red Wings. «RT, Feb 13»
