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...
The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 11 April 2022 with a presentation given by Dr. Kimberly Klassen (Tokyo Woman’s Christian University) with the title “The lexical load of proper names for second language readers of English”. 0:00 – 3:21 Introduction 3:21 – 50:55 Presentation 50:55 – 1:10:29 Discussion For more information about the...
Don’t miss this year’s Cameron Lecture celebrating 50 years of the English Place-Name Society in Nottingham. Book your place, now! The biennial Cameron lecture is held in memory of Professor Kenneth Cameron. Members of the English Place-Name Society and the general public are warmly invited to attend this free event. This year’s lecture celebrates...
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