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The ‘dialect myth’ and socio-onomastics. The names of the castles of Bellinzona in an integrational perspective

open access: yesLanguage and Communication, 2009
Abstract In this paper, it is argued that name variation and change cannot be studied in a satisfactory way within a variationist sociolinguistic framework, as the latter cannot ultimately cope with the psychological complexity involved in human communication.
Adrian Pable
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Socio-onomastics

Pragmatics and Beyond New Series, 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
exaly   +2 more sources

First names in social and ethnic contexts: A socio-onomastic approach

Language and Communication, 2020
Abstract This paper presents an account of how first name choice is influenced by socio-ethnic changes during the transitional period between two Iranian governments. Analyzing 4,800 names in four ethnically-contrastive provinces, this socio-onomastic study shows that, in Iran, names serve a social identity function.
Peyman G.P. Sabet, Grace Qiao Zhang
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Socio-onomastics and political power

IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature
Abstract The issues that are discussed in the public space are, by nature, an element that can serve as a political tool. Language, as everyone knows, is no exception. Toponymy, as a public representation of names that are significant for linguistic communities, is a fundamental practice for demonstrating political ...
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Introduction: Socio-onomastics and pragmatics

open access: yes, 2020
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Östman Jan-Ola Ingemar, Ainiala Terhi
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Onomastics in the Contemporary Romanian Public Space: Socio- and Psycholinguistic Research. The Premises of a Grant

open access: yesNouvelle Revue D'onomastique, 2012
Felecan Oliviu. Onomastics in the Contemporary Romanian Public Space: Socio- and Psycholinguistic Research. The Premises of a Grant. In: Nouvelle revue d'onomastique, n°54, 2012. pp.
Felecan, Oliviu
exaly   +2 more sources

A socio-onomastic analysis of some government school names in the Vhembe District in Limpopo province

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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Czechs and Slovaks in Romania. Socio-onomastic aspects

Acta onomastica
During the interwar period, the Czech and Slovak minorities in Romania exceeded 50,000 people. However, over time, their numbers have steadily decreased, and according to the latest census (2021), there are fewer than 12,000 individuals, most of them living in the western part of the country.
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Karanga bovonyms in the Nyajena area of Masvingo: a socio-onomastic perspective

African Identities, 2022
Zvinashe Mamvura   +2 more
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