The Observatório onomástico (O-onoma) , launched by the end of 2020, is a network of researchers on Onomastics in Brazil that aims at exchange of research findings, cooperation between institutions, drawing up and development of interinstitutional projects. The Network will be presented online on the 10th March 2021 at 7 p.m....
Die Kennzeichnung von Waren und Produkten, um sie aus der Anonymität herauszuheben, die Qualität hervorzuheben und die Abgrenzung von der Konkurrenz zu „markieren“, ist keine Erfindung unserer Zeit, sondern bereits seit der griechischen und römischen Antike dokumentiert. Im Kontext der heutigen, in hohem Maße ökonomisierten Welt erleben wir zunehmend Markierungspraktiken in Bereichen außerhalb des...
Dear colleagues, we are pleased to announce that the 22nd International and Nationwide Conference on Onomastics (MiOKO) will be held from the 14th to the 16th October 2021 at the University of Rzeszów, Poland. The upcoming conference will be primarily concerned with the subject of proper names in multilingual and cross-cultural contexts. The conference themes include, but...
The anniversary conference will be held on October 27-28, 2021 at the University of Bergen in the Natural History Museum. Deadline for submission of abstracts is the 1st March 2021 ( max. 300 words). The four themes of the conference: Place-name Collection Main emphasis on collection of place-names in a broad perspective with regard to: what...
Dear Colleagues, Participants of the 27th ICOS Congress in Kraków, The Organizing Committee of the Congress has been closely observing the global outbreak of the COVID-19 disease and its consequences. The situation is still uncertain. We wanted to ensure you that the Congress will take place on the planned date 22-27 August 2021. But the...
Standardisation and the wealth of place names – aspects of a delicate relationship Virtual/Bloemfontein, South Africa29 September – 1 October 2021 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...
The project titled “Swedifying the other: place-name policymaking in the large-scale cadastral maps of the Swedish Empire (1630–1700)” has received a grant from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ). The latter is a Swedish independent foundation with the goal of promoting and supporting research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The project with a funding volume...
Dear colleagues, Due to the increasing COVID-19 pandemic not only in Bulgaria but in the whole world the organizing committee of the onomastic conference “Anthroponyms and Anthroponymic Researches in the Beginning of the 21st Century” (Sofia, 20-21 April 2021) took the decision to inform you about the two possible ways of participation in it depending...
Dear Colleagues, in the name of ICOS, Onoma and all staff members, we like to express our deep sadness about Prof. Nicolae Felecan’s death. He was a distinguished linguist, onomastician and long-time member of ICOS. Our deepest sympathy goes to his son Oliviu Felecan and other relatives in this time of grief. Born in northern...
The aim of this workshop is to discuss the theoretical and practical problems surrounding tracking religious change based on onomastic data. The main focus will be on the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity (ca. 300–800 AD), especially on conversion to Christianity and Islam, but comparative examples from other regions and periods are also welcome. The...
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