Humoristiese byname van tieners: ’n sosio-onomastiese perspektief

Abstract

Humorous nicknames of teenagers: a socio-onomastic perspective This article investigates "funny" nicknames used by adolescents as examples of linguistic humour. The relationship between language, nicknames and humour is discussed and the question of which internal and external linguistic elements determine humorous nicknames is investigated. A view on the pragmatic characteristics of humorous nicknames is presented and finally the socio-onomastic properties of humorous nicknames are discussed.