{"title":"A Preliminary Study on the Nicknames of the FIFA National Football Teams","authors":"Wang Feng, Zhang Shuyue, Chen Cheng","doi":"10.1080/00277738.2020.1751457","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study examines 315 nicknames of all the 211 FIFA national football teams (NFTs) as of January 2020. A preliminary analysis of these nicknames shows that they have statistically significant differences, suggesting subtle intercultural variation worthy of further investigation. It is hoped that this initial foray into these nicknames will inspire in-depth academic research at the continental and intercontinental levels.","PeriodicalId":44254,"journal":{"name":"Names-A Journal of Onomastics","volume":"68 1","pages":"59 - 75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00277738.2020.1751457","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Names-A Journal of Onomastics","FirstCategoryId":"98","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00277738.2020.1751457","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study examines 315 nicknames of all the 211 FIFA national football teams (NFTs) as of January 2020. A preliminary analysis of these nicknames shows that they have statistically significant differences, suggesting subtle intercultural variation worthy of further investigation. It is hoped that this initial foray into these nicknames will inspire in-depth academic research at the continental and intercontinental levels.
期刊介绍:
Names, the journal of the American Name Society, is one of the world"s leading journals in the study of onomastics. Since the first issue in 1952, this quarterly journal has published hundreds of articles, reviews, and notes, seeking to find out what really is in a name, and to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in names. Individuals subscribing to Names automatically become members of the American Name Society and receive the journal as part of their membership.