NOTE! Unfortunately, the speaker introduction and the first few minutes of the lecture were not recorded. Our apologies! The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 21 November 2023 with a presentation given by Dr. Matjaž Geršič (ZRC SAZU Anton Melik Geographical Institute) with the title “Minority place-name regulations in Slovenia “. 0:00 – 41:53...
Abstract: Slovenia is home to two ethnic minorities: Hungarian and Italian. Both minorities are guaranteed all the rights enshrined in the constitution and applicable international treaties.The first regulation on writing geographical names in bilingual areas in Slovenia reaches back to Yugoslavia. At the end of April 1980, the Decree on Writing Geographical Names in...
Dear members and friends, Welcome to the latest edition of ICOS newsletter Nr. 32. onomastically yours ICOS
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Artur Gałkowski on his open-access monograph “Onomastic Competence in the Teaching and Use of Italian as a Second Language. The Polish Context”. The monograph presents the results of research conducted for glottodidactic purposes from the perspective of teaching and use (learning/application) of Italian as an L2 by Polish students...
You are invited to participate in the International Training on Toponymy with a special focus on “Geographical Names as Cultural Heritage”, which will be held on 19 – 23 June 2023, at Padma Resort Legian, Bali Indonesia. The objectives of the training are to improve awareness, increase knowledge and understanding and strengthen skills in...
The call for workshop proposals for the ICOS 2024 congress in Helsinki is closing on 31 May. Thematic workshops, either 90 or 180 min long, include several thematically connected presentations. A workshop can also have an introduction and/or a final discussion. The workshop convenors decide on the length of presentations in the workshop.The convenors...
The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 20 April 2023 with a presentation given by Sungjae Choo (Kyung Hee University ) with the title “Place Names as Brands: Academic Achievements and Further Issues “. 0:00 – 9:07 Introduction 9:07 – 44:51 Presentation 44:51 – 1:11:08 Discussion
20 April 2023 (CEST: 3 pm, UTC: 1 pm, KST: 10 pm) Abstract: As a valid tool representing social constructs, place names contain various facets, encompassing cultural, linguistic, political and economic ones. When place names are given economic values, they are acting as brands; they are commodified and becoming commodities; they are subject to...
Lundi 20 mars 2023 – 17hArchives nationales Conférence par Jean-Pierre Chambon, ancien professeur à la Sorbonne À la mémoire de Paul Fabre Je me propose de présenter certains résultats de mes travaux sur la toponymie du nord-est de la Franche-Comté, un secteur que j’explore depuis longtemps, non sans la collaboration de chercheurs locaux (Daniel Curtit, Alain Guillaume,...
The presence of minority and indigenous languages in urban naming26-29 September 2023University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa The Department of South African Sign Language and Deaf Studies at the University of the Free State (RSA), in partnership with the Joint IGU/ICA Commission on Toponymy, is pleased to announce the next biennial international...
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