Nombre propio de persona y contexto

Abstract

Every anthroponym in Spanish in the concrete reality of speaking presents three different varieties of expression. Firstly, the term ‘full variety’ is utilized when the first name and the two family names are used when referring to someone. Secondly, the term ‘middle variety’ is used when referring to someone by his or her first name and the first family name. Finally, the term ‘simple variety’ is applied when alluding to someone just by mentioning his or her first name. These varieties are firmly regulated by the social context. This means that the full variety is used in unknown contexts for both the speaker and the listener; middle variety is employed in well-known contexts for the speaker and the listener; and simple variety is applied to contexts shared by the speaker and the listener.