[Official vs. unofficial in the names of certain plants in the region of Chioar]
The present paper aims to investigate 50 phytonyms from the region of Chioar, Romania, and it provides an analysis regarding the differences between scientific names, literary/common names and folk names, using Coșeriu’s theory of linguistic variation as a theoretical framework. The study focuses on folk names of plants, examining their lexical mechanisms of construction and their cultural and linguistic motivation.
Key words:
phytonyms, scientific denominations, literary/common names, folk names of plants
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Journal “Diacronia” ISSN: 2393-1140 Frequency: 2 issues / year