It’s all Greek to Me: Cacophony in the Hellenic Diaspora

• Autores: Stavroula Varela
• Localización: ‘Names and Their Environment’: Proceedings of the 25th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences, Glasgow, 25-29 August 2014 / Carole Hough (ed. lit.), Daria Izdebska (ed. lit.), 2016, ISBN 978-0-85261-947-6, págs. 278-278
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper has two aims. First, it describes patterns of name change in the Greek diaspora, including the linguistic motivations for family name modification, and the particular processes involved in making names less dissonant, easier to pronounce (and spell), and better fitting in an English-speaking context. Second, it looks at the psychological repercussions of such changes, touching upon issues of cultural adaptivity and self-identification for those concerned.