The 28th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) in Helsinki, Finland, scheduled for 2024, was a landmark event gathering scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts in the onomastics. This prestigious conference served as a platform for discussions on a wide range of topics, ranging from personal names and place names to more specialized domains like brand...
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Dear colleagues and participants, Welcome to the 28th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences in Helsinki, Finland! This email includes important information about the Congress. Please read the post and the attachments through carefully! Fourth Circular Letter: Includes information on several topics, such as the venue, online participation, social events, etc. Updated programme: There have been some changes to...
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...
Namen im Kontext Soziopragmatische Aspekte des Gebrauchs von EigennamenJahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Namenforschung (GfN), 2.–4. April 2025, Archivzentrum, Uppsala (Schweden) Organisation: Michael Prinz und Daniel Solling Obwohl die soziale Dimension des Namengebrauchs seit langem bekannt ist, standen in der wissenschaftlichen Beschäftigung mit Eigennamen lange Zeit deren Genese, ihr Wert als Sprachzeugnisse und ihr lexikologischer...
Dear ICOS members, We would like to remind you that registration for the ICOS 2024 congress ends on July 31st. Link to the registration form, congress fees and further information can be found on the congress website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/28th-international-congress-onomastic-sciences/participants/registration Looking forward to meeting you in Helsinki, ICOS 2024 Organizing Committee
Ladies and Gentlemen, dearest Colleagues and Friends, It is with great pleasure that we present to you the sole bid for the Congress of the International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) to be held from August 16 to August 20, 2027, in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria. Venue and Theme The Congress will...
APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR LA SECTION THÉMATIQUE DE LA REVUE ONOMASTICA DESDE AMÉRICA LATINA – , V.6. L’appel est ouvert à partir d’août 2024 jusqu’en mars 2025 pour le dossier “Les Dynamiques de l’Anthroponymie : Héritages et Identités au Maghreb et en Afrique Subsaharienne”. Il est organisé par Yamina Taibi-Maghraoui, Nadjia...
Need some fruitful summer reading? The latest issue of NoSo: the Nordic Journal of Socio-Onomastics was just online, with a special issue on “Names in the (re)construction of gender” guest edited by sociologist Jane Pilcher. The issue includes five interesting contributions on topics such as: the use of humour in patrilinear surnaming practices in Finland, men’s...
The new issue of the Journal “Onomastica desde América Latina” has been published online. It was edited by Dr. Eugen Schochenmaier (ICOS, e-Onomastics). DOI: https://doi.org/10.48075/odal.v5i1.33666 Keywords: biblical anthroponymy, proper names, onomastics, religious text, secular context ABSTRACT The dossier on biblical anthroponyms in secular contexts offers an in-depth exploration of how biblical names transcend their religious origins...
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