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This paper aims to analyze the role of proper nouns in generating wordplays within French trench journals. Following a brief introduction to the corpus and the connection between proper nouns and wordplay, we present several examples to illustrate the frequent use of puns in these publications, intended to entertain and divert the soldiers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper delves into the significance of anthroponyms in Katja Petrowskaja's literary debut, Vielleicht Esther. Geschichten. In this book, the Ukrainian novelist writes in German about her family's history, engaging with postmemorial research that problematizes the processes of memory and identity construction. Proper names play a crucial role in Petrowskaja's exploration as she seeks to uncover her ancestors' history using scarce documents, fragmented recollections, and sparse notes. These proper names serve a primary documentary function, affirming the existence of individuals who have often been entirely erased from the annals of history. By analyzing Petrowskaja's writing and considering her unique approach to postmemorial discourse, which embraces her diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, we observe how proper names assume a central position in her narrative journey through her family's history. She endeavors to uncover what might have been, delving into the realm of possibilities rather than focusing solely on what actually transpired. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Researchers of the transition from proper name to common name in Spanish have at their disposal two important lexicographical works: Deonomástica hispánica. Vocabulario científico, humanístico y gergal (García Gallarín, 1997) and De Magnol a magnolia diccionario histórico de deonomástica (García Gallarín, 2017). With the help of the electronic resources of the Real Académia Española (www.rae.es), this paper focuses on several names of literary origin recorded in these two dictionaries. Specifically, El nuevo tesoro lexicográfico de la lengua española (NTLLE) will be used, which makes it possible to consult online the dictionaries from 1495 to 2006, as well as El Nuevo diccionario histórico del español (NDHE). In addition, the following corpora will permit us to examine the diachronic and diatopic distribution and the type of texts in which deonomastics are certified: the Corpus diacrónico del español (CORDE, from the origins of the language to 1975), the Corpus de referencia del español actual (CREA, from 1976 to 2000) and the Corpes XXI (from 2001 to 2019). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]