The semiotic approach to the act of naming houses found in 19th-century English novels is meant to reveal the significations of a common cultural practice of the time, particularly belonging to middle-class and wealthy families owning a house/manor/hall: that of attributing names to houses.

Abordarea semiotică a nominalizării locuinţelor în romanele din sec. al XIX-lea are drept scop dezvăluirea semnificaţiilor unei practici culturale comune a timpului dat, şi anume cea de a atribui nume caselor, conacelor, sălilor etc., adică locuinţelor care aparţineau -amiilor de mijloc şi celor bogate ale societăţii.