The International Council of Onomastic Sciences entertains a new Working Group on Toponymy with the task to promote research on toponymy with a holistic approach, i.e. from the perspectives of all sciences engaged and relevant in onomastics. In detail, the Working Group has the following tasks: The Working Group has a registered membership, a...
The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 10 April 2024 with a presentation given by Stéphane Gendron with the title “Les animaux dans la toponymie française : entre réel et imaginaire “. 0:00 – 3:15 Introduction 3:15 – 44:15 Presentation 44:15 – 54:06 Discussion
The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 5 April 2024 with a presentation given by Gábor Gercsák (Eötvös Loránd University) with the title “Principles of place naming in the new national atlas of Hungary “. 0:00 – 7:55 Introduction 7:55 – 1:04:13 Presentation 1:04:13 – 1:24:57 Discussion
Dear ICOS members, Please be reminded of the next two Onomastics Online lectures that – your attention! – will follow closely one after another in the coming days. One will be in English and the other in French. Also please do not forget to check your local time. April 5th, 2024, Friday, at 15:00 (CET): Gercsák...
Onomastics Online5 April 2024, 1:00 PM (UTC)Gábor Gercsák (Eötvös Loránd University) Abstract: The paper presents the use of place names in the first National Atlas of Hungary published in Hungarian in 1967, followed by the National Atlas of Hungary published in Hungarian and English in 1989. Then, it evaluates the use of place names...
Mesdames, Messieurs, La Société française d’onomastique a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence qui sera donnée lundi 18 mars aux Archives nationales, et en ligne, sur le thème : « La dénomination des communes issues de fusion. D’une toponymie des localités à celle des territoires ! » par Frédéric Giraut, chaire Unesco en Toponymie inclusive « Dénommer le...
The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 7 February 2024 with a presentation given by Professor Frédéric Giraut (Université de Genève) with the title “Toponymie critique et Néotoponymie : Pour une théorisation “. 0:00 – 3:00 Introduction 3:00 – 42:53 Presentation 42:53 – 1:01:58 Discussion
Le champ de la toponymie critique ou politique, après quelques travaux précurseurs au XXème siècle, s’affirme au niveau international depuis les années 2010. La chaire Unesco en toponymie inclusive « Dénommer le Monde » participe à sa visibilité, tant d’un point de vue académique (Manuel de synthèse, Mooc et réseaux de recherche) que du...
A new issue of ONOMA journal has been released ! The sessions “Place names as (part of) cultural heritage” with 16 papers, smoothly fitting into the overall conference theme, were contributed and organized by the Joint ICA/IGU Commission on Toponymy (“Politics, Uses and Governance of the Past” in Lecce (Italy), 26–28 May 2021). A selection of these papers,...
The Czech National Corpus, hosted by Charles University in Prague, has recently unveiled a linguistic treasure – OnomOs. This diachronic corpus is the result of collaborative efforts led by researchers from the Department of Czech Language at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava, spearheaded by Jaroslav David and his team. OnomOs stands out...
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