Critical toponomy

Critical Toponymy: Place names in political, historical and commercial landscapes contains a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 4th International Symposium on Place Names that took place 18-20 September 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia. These papers present current thinking on how the...

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description Critical Toponymy: Place names in political, historical and commercial landscapes contains a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 4th International Symposium on Place Names that took place 18-20 September 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia. These papers present current thinking on how the critical turn in social sciences is manifested in toponymic research, not only locally but also internationally. As such it includes research on place names from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Austria, Slovenia, Central America and even the former Czechoslovakia. The contributions show that the etymology of place names are never purely linguistic – social, political, commercial and other factors influence the giving, use and adaptations of these linguistic and cultural artefacts. Furthermore, given their high symbolic content, place names also serve as political and commercial currency. Place names are therefore important symbolic markers in preserving or changing cultural identities, and in marking or facilitating socio-political changes and relations. Critical Toponymy showcases the many ways in which the representational potential of place names can be deployed in different contexts. Scholars as well as practitioners in toponymy and sociolinguistics will find this an illuminating read.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-932992025-08-13T13:43:00Z Critical toponomy Beyer, Herman Raper, Peter Brenzinger, Matthias du Plessis, Theodorus Austria Central America Namibia Place names Slovenia South Africa Zimbabwe political historical and commercial landscapes socio-political changes place names political aspects territory Czechoslovakia Georg Schuppener Geographical names standardisation name-planning Theodorus du Plessis cultural domination toponym Steyn Khesani Madlome missionary societies Cornelia Geldenhuys Herero place names Lucie A. Möller unravelling etymology selected toponyms Godwin Makaudze cultural heritage Bushmanland Jani de Lange commercial place-name Peter Jordan Slovenian choronyms in brand names Matjaž Geršič Drago Kladnik Katja Vintar Mally place-related identities linguistic landscape rural South Africa Chrismi-Rinda Loth Kathryn M. Hudson dialectics and politics of football as revealed in the names and nicknames of three selected Zimbabwe stadiums Liketso Dube NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names Lawrence Hoba First Trek Pioneers Elda Hungwe thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology Critical Toponymy: Place names in political, historical and commercial landscapes contains a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 4th International Symposium on Place Names that took place 18-20 September 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia. These papers present current thinking on how the critical turn in social sciences is manifested in toponymic research, not only locally but also internationally. As such it includes research on place names from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Austria, Slovenia, Central America and even the former Czechoslovakia. The contributions show that the etymology of place names are never purely linguistic – social, political, commercial and other factors influence the giving, use and adaptations of these linguistic and cultural artefacts. Furthermore, given their high symbolic content, place names also serve as political and commercial currency. Place names are therefore important symbolic markers in preserving or changing cultural identities, and in marking or facilitating socio-political changes and relations. Critical Toponymy showcases the many ways in which the representational potential of place names can be deployed in different contexts. Scholars as well as practitioners in toponymy and sociolinguistics will find this an illuminating read. 2022-10-26T04:01:53Z 2022-10-26T04:01:53Z 2022-10-25T10:32:03Z 2019 book ONIX_20221025_9781928424253_38 OCN: 1138895266 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59088 9781928424253 9781928424246 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/93299 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/59088/1/9781928424253.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/59088/1/9781928424253.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/59088/1/9781928424253.pdf UJ Press SunBonani Scholar 10.18820/9781928424253 10.18820/9781928424253 3162fe88-25cb-4a0f-8540-52215ef36bf0 9781928424253 9781928424246 SunBonani Scholar 208 Bloemfontein open access
spellingShingle Austria
Central America
Namibia
Place names
Slovenia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
political
historical and commercial landscapes
socio-political changes
place names
political aspects
territory
Czechoslovakia
Georg Schuppener
Geographical names standardisation
name-planning
Theodorus du Plessis
cultural domination
toponym
Steyn Khesani Madlome
missionary societies
Cornelia Geldenhuys
Herero place names
Lucie A. Möller
unravelling
etymology
selected toponyms
Godwin Makaudze
cultural heritage
Bushmanland
Jani de Lange
commercial place-name
Peter Jordan
Slovenian choronyms in brand names
Matjaž Geršič
Drago Kladnik
Katja Vintar Mally
place-related identities
linguistic landscape
rural South Africa
Chrismi-Rinda Loth
Kathryn M. Hudson
dialectics and politics of football as revealed in the names and nicknames of three selected Zimbabwe stadiums
Liketso Dube
NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names
Lawrence Hoba
First Trek
Pioneers
Elda Hungwe
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
Critical toponomy
title Critical toponomy
title_full Critical toponomy
title_fullStr Critical toponomy
title_full_unstemmed Critical toponomy
title_short Critical toponomy
title_sort critical toponomy
topic Austria
Central America
Namibia
Place names
Slovenia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
political
historical and commercial landscapes
socio-political changes
place names
political aspects
territory
Czechoslovakia
Georg Schuppener
Geographical names standardisation
name-planning
Theodorus du Plessis
cultural domination
toponym
Steyn Khesani Madlome
missionary societies
Cornelia Geldenhuys
Herero place names
Lucie A. Möller
unravelling
etymology
selected toponyms
Godwin Makaudze
cultural heritage
Bushmanland
Jani de Lange
commercial place-name
Peter Jordan
Slovenian choronyms in brand names
Matjaž Geršič
Drago Kladnik
Katja Vintar Mally
place-related identities
linguistic landscape
rural South Africa
Chrismi-Rinda Loth
Kathryn M. Hudson
dialectics and politics of football as revealed in the names and nicknames of three selected Zimbabwe stadiums
Liketso Dube
NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names
Lawrence Hoba
First Trek
Pioneers
Elda Hungwe
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
topic_facet Austria
Central America
Namibia
Place names
Slovenia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
political
historical and commercial landscapes
socio-political changes
place names
political aspects
territory
Czechoslovakia
Georg Schuppener
Geographical names standardisation
name-planning
Theodorus du Plessis
cultural domination
toponym
Steyn Khesani Madlome
missionary societies
Cornelia Geldenhuys
Herero place names
Lucie A. Möller
unravelling
etymology
selected toponyms
Godwin Makaudze
cultural heritage
Bushmanland
Jani de Lange
commercial place-name
Peter Jordan
Slovenian choronyms in brand names
Matjaž Geršič
Drago Kladnik
Katja Vintar Mally
place-related identities
linguistic landscape
rural South Africa
Chrismi-Rinda Loth
Kathryn M. Hudson
dialectics and politics of football as revealed in the names and nicknames of three selected Zimbabwe stadiums
Liketso Dube
NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names
Lawrence Hoba
First Trek
Pioneers
Elda Hungwe
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
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