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Exonyms as parts of the cultural heritage
The article departs from the assumption that exonyms in the sense of place names not used by the local community and differing from the respective endonym are parts of the cultural heritage and deserve for this very reason to be protected, documented, and kept in use.
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The Crucial and Contested Concept of the Endonym/Exonym Divide
Paul Woodman has called it the “great toponymic divide”, but the endonym/exonym distinction is not a concept confined solely to toponymy; it can be transferred to all name categories where the name used by insiders may differ from the name used by outsiders, for example, to ethnonyms, anthroponyms, names of institutions, where we frequently meet for ...
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Challenging deficit ideologies in Spanish heritage language policies and programs
Abstract This study analyzes the programs and policies for Spanish heritage language (SHL) students in Iowa high schools. Previous research suggests that SHL students do not enjoy equitable educational experiences in Spanish language classrooms, which are often taught by and designed for traditional second language learners.
David Cassels Johnson +2 more
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Abstract A'ingae (or Cofán, ISO 639‐3: con) is an indigenous language isolate spoken in northeast Ecuador and southern Colombia. This paper presents the first comprehensive overview of the A'ingae phonology, including descriptions of (i) the language's phonemic inventory, (ii) phonotactics and a number of related phonological rules, (iii) nasality and ...
Maksymilian Dąbkowski
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Yesterday's “lake” endures in its name—The etymology of lake names
Abstract The global language of limnology is English, but most of our study objects do not have English names. Here, I compare 57,000 lake names in a lake‐rich, non‐English speaking country, that is, Sweden, with a previous analysis of 83,000 lakes in the conterminous United States. The diversity of lake name appellations is strikingly different.
Lars Tranvik
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The Slovene language is relatively rich in exonyms. Particular Slovenized foreign geographical names in different published sources are often written as variant names, therefore the unification of their usage is necessary.
Drago Kladnik
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A Spatial Analysis of the Borders of Ancient Armenia
This study aims to conduct a comprehensive spatial analysis of the geographical boundaries of ancient Armenia. In antiquity, Armenia represented a significant geopolitical region, encompassing Eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and the Iranian Plateau. This
Nusret Burak Özsoy
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Where is Abbázia? Results of a questionnaire survey on the use of Hungarian exonyms The paper attempts to examine the current use of exonyms in the Hungarian language based on a questionnaire survey.
ANDREA BÖLCSKEI +2 more
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Manichaean exonyms and autonyms (including Augustine’s writings)
Did the Western Manichaeans call themselves ‘Manichaean’ and ‘Christian’? A survey of the evidence, primarily Latin and Coptic, seems to show that the noun and adjective uses of ‘Manichaean’ were very rarely used and only in communication with non-Manichaeans.
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Review of periodical literature for 2024: 400–1100
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 408-414, February 2026.
James Chetwood
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