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Symposion “Namenforschung im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit”

Der Verein zur Erforschung von Sprache und Name in Österreich (VESNA) in Kooperation mit dem Adalbert-Stifter-Institut des Landes Oberösterreich lädt zur 10. Tagung des Arbeitskreises für bayerisch-österreichische Namenforschung (ABÖN) ein, zugleich auch die Tagung des Arbeitskreises Namenforschung in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Namenforschung (AKNf/GfN). Die Veranstaltung findet unter dem Rahmenthema “Namenforschung im Spannungsfeld von...

Minor Placenames Workshop 2018

‘Aithním an chré agus an chloch…’ Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU, is organising a workshop on the topic of minor placenames (placenames other than administrative placenames and population centres). This workshop will be of interest to placenames researchers, to local history and heritage groups and to current or potential contributors to Meitheal Logainm.ie....

Convegno di Studi “Lingua e Toponomastica”

La Società Filologica Friulana, che collabora all’iniziativa, ha il piacere di invitare la S.V. al convegno di studio su LINGUA E TOPONOMASTICA Percorsi di toponomastica nell’arco alpino con piccola mostra su donne e montagna, portatrici e alpiniste Martedì 6 marzo 2018, dalle 15.00 alle 18.00 Università di Padova, Palazzo del Bo, Sala Nievo INTERVENTI:...

Birthday Greetings for Prof. Willy Van Langendonck

Prominent linguist Willy Van Langendonck has just turned 80. The ICOS board would like to express best wishes for an extraordinary onomastician. Happy birthday! We celebrate your gentle, strong, ever-enthusiastic, generous and practical-minded presence at each ICOS Congress among us, ever-so-long as we have this gift. Sincerely hope you have a nice birthday, and...

Nom d’un parti ! Pour une onomastique partisane

APPEL EN COURS pour le No 120 (MOTS Les langages du politique), juillet 2019 — Nom d’un parti ! Pour une onomastique partisane Date limite de réception des avant-projets : 1er mars 2018 Nom d’un parti ! Pour une onomastique partisane Coordonné par Paul Bacot et Michelle Lecolle Les organisations politiques ont des noms....

NORNA: 48th symposium in Gothenburg “Names in Writing” (Nov. 2018)

Call for papers 29–30 November 2018, University of Gothenburg and Institute for Language and Folklore, Gothenburg The study of writing has gained increasing importance within linguistics and culture studies in recent years. The field has widened substantially focusing not only on graphemics and spelling principles, but also on the mediality of writing, writing practices...

Colloque de la Société française d’onomastique en 2018

La Société Française d’Onomastique Le laboratoire CLLE-ERSS UMR 5263 / Lo laboratòri CLLE-ERSS UMR 5263 CNRS-Université Jean-Jaurès de Toulouse / CNRS-Universitat Joan-Jaurés de Tolosa et / e Lo Congrès permanent de la lenga occitana avec le soutien de la DGLFLF et de l’OPLO / dambe lo sosteng de la DGLFLF e de l’OPLO ainsi...

20th NSSA International Congress

20th NSSA International Congress “Onomastics versus traditions of analytic philosophy and logic” First call for papers The Names Society of Southern Africa (NSSA), in collaboration with MER Mathivha Centre of African Languages, Arts and Culture at the University of Venda in Thohoyandou, invites onomasticians all over the world to submit abstracts for the 2018...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018!

Happy New Year! Dear friends, colleagues, members and name researchers, ICOS wishes you a fruitful and promising 2018! Let the New Year bring health, peace and love, and let fulfill our desires and research objectives. Warmest thoughts and Best Wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year 2018! onomastically yours, ICOS

“Use of place names in public space” Session by ICA/IGU Commission on Toponymy

Dear colleagues, The International Geographical Union (IGU) organizes 4-6 June 2018 in Moscow a Thematic Conference on “Practical Geography and XXI Century Challenges” (http://www.igras.ru/100igras/en/), which will also be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) – the largest and oldest geographical research organization...

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