Standardisation and the Wealth of Place Names - Aspects of a Delicate Relationship is a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 6th International Symposium on Place Names that took place virtually 29 September - 1 October 2021. The symposium explored the issues of multiple place names vis-a-visprocesses of standardisation. These studies collectively show that there is not a simplistic dichotomy between standardisation and the protection of cultural heritage. Some papers grapple with the implications and execution of standardisation processes, while others explore the emergence of alternative or unofficial names in response to top-down initiatives. The matter of signed place names also receives some attention. A number of papers excavate the layers of multiple place names, thereby contributing to our 'wealth' of toponymic knowledge. These proceedings are the product of collaboration between Southern African and international researchers. As such, it is a valuable resource to local as well as international scholars who are interested in the interdisciplinary field of toponymy.
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- Front cover
- Title page
- Imprint
- PEER REVIEW
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- Keynote address: Reconciling the safeguarding and the standardisation of geographical names
- Standardisation of exonyms
- Colonial toponyms in German guidebooks for Tanzania
- Duelling naming systems? Official and unofficial naming systems in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
- Socio-political dynamics and creativity in language: Place naming among the Basotho
- The use of multilingual place names in Vojvodina, Serbia
- Linguistic fossils in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- The legal recognition of signed languages and signed place names around the world: A name-planning perspective
- Finding place names: Improving the digital documentation and accessibility of SASL place names
- Toponymic twins: Polyonymy in Croatia
- The history of naming and the naming of history: Toponymic plurality in Mesoamerican historical landscapes
- East Africa in Chinese medieval sources
- INDEX
- Back cover