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Tasks of modern toponymy in light of internal differences and research perspectives

, 2014
Synchronous and diachronic research approaches regarding components of naming toponymy (toponyms, microtoponyms, urbanonyms, oronyms, hydronyms) allow you to reveal the dynamics of diverse name-forming phenomena at local, regional and interregional ...
Robert Mrózek, Mrózek, Robert
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The Slipperiness of Name: Biography and Gender in Australian Cultural Databases

Gender &History, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 411-428, March 2025.
Abstract In this article, we examine and historicise problems related to name and gender in biographical and cultural databases. Combining theoretical and computational approaches to onomastics, we identify contradictory naming conventions, intriguing patterns and distinct institutional vestiges in the recording and representation of artistic careers ...
Nat Cutter, Rachel Fensham, Tyne Daile Sumner   +2 more
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Are charitable donations a luxury good of the rich? Evidence from a survey and actual behavior in a superdiverse metropolis

Social Science Quarterly, Volume 105, Issue 5, Page 1505-1514, September 2024.
Abstract Objective Previous studies on charitable giving have emphasized the importance of socioeconomic status in explaining why individuals choose to donate or not to donate money. Other explanations, such as social capital or local contexts, have also been investigated, but these perspectives are rarely combined and tested against an actual ...
Jonas Elis, Sabrina Jasmin Mayer, Achim Goerres   +2 more
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Human Science in the Pandemic Era: Rerview of the XVIII International Scientific Conference "Onomastics of the Volga Region"

Philology & Human, 2021
The article describes the range of onomastic research presented at the XVIII International scientific conference "Onomastics of the Volga region". This conference was held on September 9-10, 2020 in the Kostroma city on the basis of Kostroma State University.
Nina Bubnova, Nina Lange
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Oran, l’Espagne et Cervantes

إنسانيات, 2004
Oran has represented a considerable importance in Spaniards’ hearts since the mists of time.This feeling has also been confirmed by a great Spanish diplomat, the former director of the Spanish – Arabic Institute.
Ahmed Abi Ayad
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Improving Reliability of Onomastic Etymology (with Reference to the Southeastern Lake Onega Region)

Вопросы Ономастики, 2021
The paper addresses the problem of improving reliability of onomastic etymologies using the example of historical and modern personal and place names of southeastern Lake Onega region. The issue is pertinent, as specialists form other fields (c.f. historians and ethnologists) take little account of onomastic research where serious studies and quasi ...
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Modern naming trends in Vietnam: a sociolinguistic study of gender and culture

Onomástica desde América Latina
This research analyzed 15,689 names from five educational institutions across Northern, Central, and Southern regions during 2023–2024 to study gender-based naming patterns in Vietnam.
Thi Minh Thao Le, Pham Thi Ngoc
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Demonyms in the Pacific Alliance countries: morphological and semantic variation

Russian Journal of Linguistics, 2020
The existing research on onomastics does not sufficiently reflect upon the relation between cultural codes and demonyms, having in mind that demonyms universally represent linguistic devices for expressing territorial and regional identity.
Olga Stanislavovna Chesnokova, Marija Radović   +1 more
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMPOSING A REFERENCE BOOK OF REGIONAL TOPONYMS

Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета: Серия 2. Языкознание, 2014
The article deals with the linguistic issues of composing a reference book of regional toponyms – a genre that requires special consideration in national lexicography.
Ilyin Dmitriy Yuryevich, Sidorova Elena Gennadyevna   +1 more
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Change in the by-names and surnames of the Cotswolds [PDF]

, 2014
This thesis builds on previous studies of English by-name and surname history. Many have identified the regionally specific nature of name development in England (McKinley, 1990: 20; Hey, 2000: xi; Redmonds, 2004: xiv), yet most of our knowledge comes ...
Parkin, David Harry
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