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Nomination is the process of denoting ('naming') things, the linguistic part of which consists in the act of connecting a certain denotatum/designatum with a sign/designator.
Name is a linguistic unit denoting an extralinguistic entity.
Primary nomination is the process of direct naming of a referent.
Secondary nomination is the process and the result of derivational pro­cesses in the vocabulary, when an already existing name is used for the second time to denote another referent. However, the term is assumed to be incorrect because for each referent the process of nomination is always a primary and the only act of nomination.
Motivation is the relationship existing between the phonemic and mor­phemic composition of the word, on the one hand, and its meaning, on the other hand, ex. подушка, медведь, blackberry, wallpaper.
Iconicity [,aikg 'nisiti] (from the word icon) implies a close connection between the signifier and the signified. Sometimes this term is used as a syno­nym of motivation.
Phonetic motivation is a direct connection between the sound form of the word and its meaning, ex. cuckoo, whistle, purr. It is observed in onomatopoeic and sound-symbolic words.
Onomatopoeia [.ong.m^ta'pkg] (echoism ['Ekao.izam], sound imitation) is a lexical phenomenon, when the word is phonetically motivated, imitating natural sounds produced by the objects, ex. neigh, buzz, murmur.
Sound-symbolic word is a word in which a certain combination of sound is closely associated with the meaning, ex. sleet, slush, slime, sl- is thought to be associated with mud.
Morphologic(al) motivation is a direct connection between the morpho­logical structure of the word and its meaning, ex. behave - mis-behav-i-our; readable drinkable - countable - kissable.