04439nam 2201033z- 450 991061947830332120231214133219.01-928424-25-2(CKB)4100000009513066(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/93299(EXLCZ)99410000000951306620202210d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCritical toponomyPlace names in political, historical and commercial landscapeBloemfonteinUJ Press20191 electronic resource (208 p.)1-928424-24-4 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.Critical toponomy SociolinguisticsbicsscSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographybicsscAustriaCentral AmericaNamibiaPlace namesSloveniaSouth AfricaZimbabwepoliticalhistorical and commercial landscapessocio-political changesplace namespolitical aspectsterritoryCzechoslovakiaGeorg SchuppenerGeographical names standardisationname-planningTheodorus du Plessiscultural dominationtoponymSteyn Khesani Madlomemissionary societiesCornelia GeldenhuysHerero place namesLucie A. Möllerunravellingetymologyselected toponymsGodwin Makaudzecultural heritageBushmanlandJani de Langecommercial place-namePeter JordanSlovenian choronyms in brand namesMatjaž GeršičDrago KladnikKatja Vintar Mallyplace-related identitieslinguistic landscaperural South AfricaChrismi-Rinda LothKathryn M. Hudsondialectics and politics of football as revealed in the names and nicknames of three selected Zimbabwe stadiumsLiketso DubeNoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New NamesLawrence HobaFirst TrekPioneersElda HungweSociolinguisticsSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographyBeyer Hermanedt1288390Raper PeteredtBrenzinger Matthiasedtdu Plessis TheodorusedtBeyer HermanothRaper PeterothBrenzinger Matthiasothdu Plessis TheodorusothBOOK9910619478303321Critical toponomy3020807UNINA