Names and Naming: People, Places, Perceptions and Power - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1783094907 ISBN 13 : 9781783094905

Editeur : Multilingual Matters, 2016

Synopsis

This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of onomastic enquiry. Naming practices are viewed here through a critical lens, demonstrating a high level of political and social engagement in relation to how we name people and places. The contributors to this publication examine why names are not only symbols of a person or place, but also manifestations of cultural, linguistic and social heritage in their own right. Presenting analyses of geographically and culturally diverse perspectives and case studies, the book investigates how names can represent deeper kinds of identity, act as objects of attachment and dependence, and reflect community mores and social customs while functioning as powerful predicators of inclusion and exclusion. The book will be of interest to researchers in onomastics, sociology, human geography, linguistics and history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Guy Puzey is Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His research interests include language policy, linguistic landscapes and geosemiotics, critical sociolinguistics and toponomastics, particularly in the contexts of Scotland and the Nordic countries.Laura Kostanski is Director at Geonaming Solutions Pty Ltd & Address Exchange Pty Ltd, and is based in Australia. Her research interests include toponymy, human geography, geospatial systems, crowd sourcing, government policy and Indigenous cultural heritage.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Multilingual Matters
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1783094907
• ISBN 13: 9781783094905
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Puzey Guy, Kostanski Laura
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible