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A Cultural Linguistic Approach to Afro-American Onomastics UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-2006 LaKesha and KuShawn: A cultural linguistic approach to Afro- American onomastics Clara J Senif University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Senif, Clara J, "LaKesha and KuShawn: A cultural linguistic approach to Afro-American onomastics" (2006). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1978. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/2qdc-i700 This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LAKESHA AND KUSHAWN; A CULTURAL LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO AFRO-AMERICAN ONOMASTICS By Clara J. Senif Associate of Arts Brigham Young University, Provo 1987 Bachelor of Arts Brigham Young University, Provo 1995 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts Degree in Anthropology Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas May 2006 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 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Thesis Approval The Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas March 27 ■ 20 06 The Thesis prepared by Clara Jean Senif Entitled "LaKesha and KuShawn: A Cultural Linguistic Approach to Afro-American Onomastics." is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology Examination Committee Chair r Dean of the Graduate College M enwer ‘arfhndtion Committee Member Graduate College Faculty Representative 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT LaKesha and KuShawn: A Cultural Linguistic Approach to Afro-American Onomastics by Clara J. Senif Dr. George Urioste, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Anthropology University of Nevada, Las Vegas This thesis is a cultural linguistic study of Afro-American naming patterns from the 1960's through the present. I show that personal name choices are reflective of the cultural-historical influences present at the time that any given name choice is made. In the Afro-American community this influence is reflected in the manifestation of an entirely new pattern of names which are herein labeled as ‘constructive’. Constructive names are formed by the use of one or more ‘freefixes’ and will he shown to he illustrative of the Afro-American desire for ethnic identity collectively and individually. Ill Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................I End Notes........................................................................................................................ 3 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW...................................................................................4 Why Names.....................................................................................................................4 Afro-American Overview .............................................................................................. 7 Name Studies.................................................................................................................10 End Notes........................................................................................................................13 CHAPTER 3 DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES....................................................................14 The Problem with Being Unique .................................................................................14 A Question of Depth ..................................................................................................... 17 Issues in Method ............................................................................................................17 CHAPTER 4 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER 5 FINDINGS ........................................................................................................ 23 Survey Information......................................................................................................23 Constructive Names ......................................................................................................24 Gender............................................................................................................................ 25 Socio-Economics.......................................................................................................... 26 Regionality.....................................................................................................................28 Time................................................................................................................................29 African Names.............................................................................................................. 31 Phonology...................................................................................................................... 31 Summary........................................................................................................................ 32 End Notes....................................................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 6 ADDING CONTEXT.......................................................................................34 A Walk in Tim e............................................................................................................ 35 The X-Factor ..................................................................................................................40 End Notes.......................................................................................................................41 IV Reproduced witti permission of ttie copyrigfit owner. 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CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION.................................................................................................42 An Unanswered Question.............................................................................................44 Additional Research Opportunities ..............................................................................44 APPENDIX..................................................................................................................................46 Survey............................................................................................................................. 46 Name List........................................................................................................................48 M ap ..................................................................................................................................55 BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................................56 VITA............................................................................................................................................ 59 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First I would like to thank my committee: Dr. George Urioste, Dr. Rainier Spencer, Dr. John Swetnam and Dr. David Beiseeker. Without their thoughtful guidance this would never have heen possible. Second, my thanks to Dr. Karen Harry who assisted me with the statistics every time I knocked on her door, even when that was three or four times in ten minutes. Finally, my thanks to Damon Lasiter who coined the word ‘freefixes’ for me and listened patiently and read drafts and did all the thankless
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