Die aard van persoonstoename in Calvinia en omgewing: 'n pragmatiese beskouing

摘要

The nature of personal sobriquets in Calvinia and vicinity: a pragmatic perspectiveThis contribution focuses on the usage of personal sobriquets in the Northern Cape district Calvinia. Within the framework of a pragmatic analysis the article reflects, on the one hand, on the interaction between sobriquets and other name types and, on the other hand, on the way in which the identifying function, semantic nature and grammatical behaviour of sobriquets are intertwined. Existing studies on sobriquets from diverse theoretical perspectives are incorporated supportively and/or comparatively.