A sociolinguistic analysis of Indian Christian names: the case of Telugu Catholics and Syrian Christians

by Joseph, Smita

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Full title :A sociolinguistic analysis of Indian Christian names : the case of Telugu Catholics and Syrian Christians / Smita Joseph, the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India.

Summary

"This book gives a sociolinguistic account of Syrian Christian and Telugu Catholic personal names. Unlike previous works on the linguistic or sociolinguistic analysis of the personal names of Indian Christians, which have mainly used a reflexive approach to analyse names, this book takes a constitutive approach by analysing the personal names of two Indian Christian communities (Telugu Catholics and Syrian Christians) from the perspective of community members. This novel approach provides greater insights into individuals' motivations for naming and how names are used to create social identities. 'A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Indian Christian Names: The Case of Telugu Catholics and Syrian Christians' also provides a historical background of how names have evolved in these communities and explores the adaptation strategies used by Indian Christians through the act of naming (e.g., appending caste titles to Christian names, the use of Sanskrit personal names and Christian surnames) as well as the role of culture in naming (e.g., the use of other names, the role of caste titles in indicating one's identity). This book paves the way for more qualitative studies to arise in the analysis of first names and will be valuable to graduate students and academics in the fields of onomastics, linguistics, religious studies, and history. It will also appeal to those interested in Indian Christianity in general."--Publisher's website

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2022.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vernon Press
Place of Publication:Wilmington
Language:eng
Publication Date:2022.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 177 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781648892806, 1648892809
oclc:on1261363366
LC Classification:CS3030
Dewey Decimal:929.420954

Subjects

Catholics -- History. -- India Catholiques -- Histoire. -- Inde India Jacobites (Chrétiens syriens) -- Histoi… Jacobites (Syrian Christians) -- Histor… Names, Personal -- Religious aspects Names, Personal -- Religious aspects. -… Names, Personal -- Syriac -- India Names, Personal -- Telugu -- India