Editors:
Takes an interdisciplinary approach to politics, religion, ethnicity, culture and language
Explores the intersection of multiculturalism with toponymy, anthroponymy, commercial names, religious names and names in literature
Examines contexts defined by multiculturalism and cultural contact in Europe, America, Africa and Asia
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (30 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Naming Policies, Trends and Practices in the Context of Multiculturalism
-
Front Matter
-
About this book
This edited book examines names and naming policies, trends and practices in a variety of multicultural contexts across America, Europe, Africa and Asia. In the first part of the book, the authors take theoretical and practical approaches to the study of names and naming in these settings, exploring legal, societal, political and other factors. In the second part of the book, the authors explore ways in which names mirror and contribute to the construction of identity in areas defined by multiculturalism. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to onomastics, and it will be of interest to scholars working across a number of fields, including linguistics, sociology, anthropology, politics, geography, history, religion and cultural studies.
Reviews
“The resulting publication is admirable … . overall has excellent content and clarity of presentation. … it is a rewarding pleasure to have this book in one's hands.” (Paul Woodman, NAMES, A JOURNAL OF ONOMASTICS, Vol. 70 (1), 2022)
“This volume is a focused collection of papers by scholars from a wide range of countries and disciplinary backgrounds, all addressing the questions of how stable naming practices are maintained and yet open to transformation. The book is timely and rich. The uniting concept of multiculturalism is politically controversial, and this diverse collection does justice to the complexity of the issues surrounding it in a world problematizing the legacy and the continuing influence of Romantic nationalism on the one hand and internationalism and globality on the other.” (Richard Coates, Bristol Centre for Linguistics, University of the West of England, UK)
“The editors are well-known onomastic scholars, who have achieved a lot during their relatively short scientific career. The contributors come from 17 countries all over the world, and are the best-known specialists in the field, with world-renowned achievements. Their studies offer an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective on the research of name and naming in various geographical spaces and cultural and historical contexts.” (Milan Harvalík, Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia)
“The book projects the comprehensive concept of multiculturalism onto various name categories and exemplifies this relation by most impressive case studies. A group of outstanding onomasticians succeeds in demonstrating that in multicultural situations the general role of names as markers of personal and group identity becomes even more significant. The book considerably augments not only onomastics, but cultural studies in general.” (Peter Jordan, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Co-chair, Joint ICA/IGU Commission on Toponymy)
Editors and Affiliations
-
Faculty of Letters, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, North University Centre of Baia Mare, Baia Mare, Romania
Oliviu Felecan, Alina Bugheșiu
About the editors
Oliviu Felecan is a Professor in the Faculty of Letters at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alina Bugheșiu is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Letters at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Names and Naming
Book Subtitle: Multicultural Aspects
Editors: Oliviu Felecan, Alina Bugheșiu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73186-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73185-4Published: 20 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73188-5Published: 21 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73186-1Published: 19 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 490
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Social Anthropology, Social History, Cultural Geography, Political Science