Folia onomastica Croatica, No. 29, 2020.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/m3v76ter7y
Proper Names in a Dictionary: a Lexicographic Contribution to National Identity and Cultural Memory
Maja Glušac
orcid.org/0000-0002-9134-2115
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku
Ana Mikić Čolić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2982-2334
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku
Abstract
This paper explores the representation of proper names in the Croatian
Encyclopaedic Dictionary (CED), a combination of a monolingual dictionary and
a general lexicographic reference book. The paper attempts to answer the question
of how much the lexicographic onymic material in a dictionary of this type
contributes to determining the national identity of different nations, thus illuminating
the cultural memory. National identity and cultural memory which arise
from the onymic material of the CED are based primarily on the individual identity
of their holders, and the Foreword states that the dictionary contains 18,000
entries of names from mythology, history, general culture and geography. Due
to the rich history of Croatian linguistic and socio-political life and its various
contacts with other nations and cultures, the abounding onymic material contributes
– through names – to the description of different national identities, albeit
to different extents.
Keywords
proper names; national identity; cultural memory; dictionary
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248328
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Publication date:
21.12.2020.
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