- 246 pages
- English
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About this book
Across many social and commercial domains, governments regulate the official names used to identify individuals, groups, places, companies & products, and even diseases. This innovative volume investigates the relationship between names and the law, with its significant implications for identity (individual, familial, race, ethnicity, gender, species, brand & product industry, etc.) and status (social, scientific, economic, and political).
I. M. Nick introduces the state of the art on this interdisciplinary topic¾ providing a diachronic and synchronic view of onomastics and the law¾ and expert contributors examine seminal Anglo-American legal cases to demonstrate how name polices relate to broader questions of power, privilege, and politics. Each chapter offers an overview of key issues in onomastics and language policy across multiple geo-cultural contexts, and applies the interdisciplinary insights to real-world policies.
This book is a valuable resource for scholars of legal linguistics, forensic linguistics, onomastics, language policy, and cultural studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Abbreviations
- List of contributors
- 1. Names, Naming, Identity and the Law: A Basic Introduction
- 2. Patrilineal Bias in the Adoption of Surnames following Marriage in the United Kingdom and the United States
- 3. Naming, Expressive Interests, and the Law: The Implications of Governmental Form Design
- 4. Laws and Policies Regulating Personal Names and Transgender and Gender Diverse Identities in the US and Canada
- 5. Both And vs. Either Or: The Challenge of Official Names and Naming for the US Census in Multicultural America
- 6. Applied Toponymy in the United States: A Compendium of the History and Policy Development of Geographic Names and Naming
- 7. Toponomy and Law: Neighborhood Names in Legal Perspective
- 8. The Law on Geographical Indications and Traditional Food Names: Protecting Local and Regional Interests in a Global Arena
- 9. From Fluoxetine to Prozac®: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Builds Brand Identity through Prescription Drug Naming
- 10. Naming Unnamed Diseases: Governmental Policies, Historical Practices, and Identity Repercussions
- 11. The Name of the Rose (and Everything Else): How Codes and Practices in Naming Biological Species Reflect Cultural Identities
- 12. Names, Identity Interests, US American Trademark Law, and Collective Face
- 13. What’s in a Name? Linguistic and Legal Aspects of Company Names, Product and Service Names, Trademarks, and Brands
- Index