AXIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF SPANISH NICKNAMES

Abstract

Nicknamе can be considered to be one of the most prominent phenomena in terms of subjective evaluation expression. Nicknames The units in question can be realized at various levels of linguistic representation and can be created in accordance with a number linguistic models. 

Creation of a special meaning of unofficial names concerning human estimation happens because of Spanish nicknames. Emotional character of estimating of nicknames is caused by that in most cases the underlining the characteristics of a person is based on figurative of some qualities of the person, in the basis of which lies semantic contrast of nominal names lying in the basis of nicknames. It is proved, that unofficial form of subject’s nomination finds its bright reflection in binar opposition good bad. However, estimation within the frames of relations good bad is not enough to reflect nature and essence of nicknames’ estimation. When it finds wide meaning, estimation sem is included in semantic structure of nickname, the whole range of suffixes show it, these suffixes reflect subjective estimation as estimation element. The role of cognitive context is found out, also as a role of comparison and metaphoric changing in the forming of the meaning of unofficial namings, which are connected with human estimation.