Critical toponomy
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Critical toponomy

Place names in political, historical and commercial landscape

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eBook - PDF

Critical toponomy

Place names in political, historical and commercial landscape

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Imprint Page
  4. Peer Review Process
  5. TABLE OF CO NTENTS
  6. FOREWORD
  7. Multiple place names and their political aspects on the territory of the former Czechoslovakia
  8. Geographical names standardisation in South Africa: a name-planning perspective on activities, 2007-2016
  9. Naming as a tool for cultural domination: a case of toponym use in south-eastern Zimbabwe
  10. The influence of missionary societies on place names in South Africa
  11. Herero place names
  12. Unravelling the etymology of selected toponyms in Zimbabwe
  13. The role of toponymy in identifying cultural heritage: a case study of place names in the Bushmanland, Northern Cape
  14. Three types of commercial place-name use – with examples from Austria
  15. The challenges of using Slovenian choronyms in brand names
  16. Place names, place, and place-related identities in the linguistic landscape of rural South Africa
  17. Naming a place, placing the self: toponymy and identity in two Central American republics
  18. The dialectics and politics of football as revealed in the names and nicknames of three selected Zimbabwe stadiums
  19. Naming, space and power in NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names (2013) and Lawrence Hoba’s ‘The First Trek - The Pioneers’ i The Trek and Other Stories (2009)
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