Vocative capacity and lexical semantics in the name references

The article presents the semantic and pragmatic characteristics of the vocatives that have to be taken into account in their analysis. According to the author the word’s ability to be used as a direct address is conditioned by its semantic and pragmatic class.

Key words: vocative, semantic, pragmatic.

  • Pages: 60-73

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