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2017
The volume seeks to establish socio-onomastics as a field of linguistic inquiry not only within sociolinguistics, but also, and in particular, within pragmatics. The linguistic study of names has a very long history, but also a history sometimes fraught with skepticism, and thus often neglected by linguists in other fields.
Östman Jan-Ola Ingemar, Ainiala Terhi
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The volume seeks to establish socio-onomastics as a field of linguistic inquiry not only within sociolinguistics, but also, and in particular, within pragmatics. The linguistic study of names has a very long history, but also a history sometimes fraught with skepticism, and thus often neglected by linguists in other fields.
Östman Jan-Ola Ingemar, Ainiala Terhi
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South African Journal of African Languages, 2022
Naming is a noteworthy cultural practice, not only because of its ability to create a sense of continuity over time, but also through its capacity for changing and challenging lines of identity. Thus, naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and locating oneself within wider networks of memory.
Itani P Mandende, Madoda P Cekiso
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Naming is a noteworthy cultural practice, not only because of its ability to create a sense of continuity over time, but also through its capacity for changing and challenging lines of identity. Thus, naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and locating oneself within wider networks of memory.
Itani P Mandende, Madoda P Cekiso
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Karanga bovonyms in the Nyajena area of Masvingo: a socio-onomastic perspective
African Identities, 2022Zvinashe Mamvura +2 more
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”New Trends in Nordic Socio-onomastics” – Et internationalt netværk med frugtbare milepæle
Peer ...Ainiala, Terhi +2 more
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Introduction: Socio-onomastics and pragmatics
2020Östman Jan-Ola Ingemar, Ainiala Terhi
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Nicknames in early medieval England: a socio-onomastic study of agnomina before the twelfth century
This thesis asks new questions of the agnomina (or ‘nicknames’) of early medieval England. Rather than subjecting these names to etymological analysis alone, what can their themes, frequency, and distribution tell us about the people who gave and repeated them, and the process of naming itself?openaire +1 more source
Say My Name: A Socio-Onomastic & Ethnographic Analysis of Identity and Perception in Louisiana
This dissertation explores the socio-onomastic phenomena of surname Gallicization in Louisiana, revealing the intricate interplay between language, identity, and power within the region’s diverse linguistic landscape. Employing a mixed-methods approach that includes socio-onomastic analysis, ethnographic exploration, and empirical research, this study ...openaire +1 more source
Revista Internacional de los Estudios Vascos
This article looks at the evolution of minority language first names in Scotland and the Basque Country in the 1930-2010 and asks the question: how, if in any way, do these names relate to subnational forms of identification? I present their evolution and then discuss the results through 3 axes: historical developments, gender, and globalisation ...
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This article looks at the evolution of minority language first names in Scotland and the Basque Country in the 1930-2010 and asks the question: how, if in any way, do these names relate to subnational forms of identification? I present their evolution and then discuss the results through 3 axes: historical developments, gender, and globalisation ...
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