Naming, Identity and Tourism

Naming, Identity and Tourism
Author: Maoz Azaryahu
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1527545415

Names weave the texture of our daily lives in ways that are self-evident. However, behind their taken-for-granted threads, they conceal a considerable meaning potential that may turn them into malleable vehicles of human goals and agendas. The novelty of this volume lies in the special focus it places on the intersections of naming, identity and tourism, pointing to how names may play a role in the multifaceted process of identity-formation by shaping and promoting tourist attractions, be they topographical or metaphorical locations. The volume collects original contributions on this emerging field of enquiry that foster an eclectic approach to the study of names. The thematic focus and the several approaches adopted here will make the text appealing to postgraduate students and researchers from several disciplinary fields ranging across onomastics, linguistics, cultural and social geography, history, archaeology, heritage, literature, postcolonial studies, and media studies.

Naming and Identity

Naming and Identity
Author: Richard D. Alford
Publisher: Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1988
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Shifting Toponymies

Shifting Toponymies
Author: Luisa Caiazzo
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-11-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1527562298

Far from being objective and static pointers, place-names are dynamic tools of inscription used to (re)shape both our surroundings and our identities. This book examines the shifting tides in the complex relationship between places, identities, and toponyms to unveil the multilayered embeddedness of (re)naming practices. The volume presents original contributions to this rich field of enquiry, and fosters a multidisciplinary approach in exploring the broad theme of (re)naming and identity. Ranging from theoretical discussions to in-depth case studies, the chapters featured here investigate the often controversial, but ever-fascinating, relationship between toponyms and identity. As a privileged medium of expression, place-names constitute both an instrument and a vehicle for conveying identity, values, and visions of the world across space and time. The multifaceted geopolitical, historical, and linguistic issues tackled here make this volume a valuable resource to academics and postgraduate students from a broad spectrum of disciplines, including onomastics and linguistics, sociology, history, government planning and policy, Holocaust studies, postcolonial studies, and media studies.

Names and Naming

Names and Naming
Author: Oliviu Felecan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2021-08-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3030731863

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.

Names and Naming

Names and Naming
Author: Guy Puzey
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Onomasiology
ISBN: 9781783094905

This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of critical onomastic enquiry. The contributors to this publication examine why names are not only symbols of a person or place, but also manifestations of cultural, linguistic and social he...

Personal Names and Naming from an Anthropological-Linguistic Perspective

Personal Names and Naming from an Anthropological-Linguistic Perspective
Author: Sambulo Ndlovu
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2023-08-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110759373

This book fills a gap in the literature as it uniquely approaches onomastics from the perspective of both anthropology and linguistics. It addresses names and cultures from 16 countries and five continents, thus offering readers an opportunity to comprehend and compare names and naming practices across cultures. The chapters presented in this book explore the cultural significance of personal names, naming ceremonies, conventions and practices. They illustrate how these names and practices perform certain culture-specific functions, such as religion, identity and social activity. Some chapters address the socio-political significance of personal names and their expression of self and otherness. The book also links the linguistic structure of personal names to culture by looking at their morphology, syntax and semantics. It is divided into four sections: Section 1 demonstrates how personal names perform human culture, Section 2 focuses on how personal names index socio-political transitioning, Section 3 demonstrates religious values in personal names and naming, and Section 4 links linguistic structure and analysis of personal names to culture and heritage.

The Means Of Naming

The Means Of Naming
Author: Stephen Wilson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 732
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 113536835X

Names are never given accidentally; they are chosen and bestowed according to rules that reflect fundamental features of the society and culture concerned. This is a study of the nature and history of naming practices in Western Europe.

The Making of a Name

The Making of a Name
Author: Steve Rivkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2005-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199883408

How do brand names differ from other names, and what goes into making a good name great and a bad name ghastly? Knowing this can spell the difference between bankruptcy and marketplace triumph. In this indispensable guide, the authors share the secrets of successful brand names--how they've indelibly stamped cultures around the world; who makes them; why they're made; and how they're compiled, bought, sold, and protected. The book outlines what kind of names exist--the initialized, descriptive, allusive, and coined. How namers surf on brainwaves. The do's, don'ts, and nevers of naming, how the structure of names is built from the ground up and how their sounds are engineered. Why names symbolize benefits. Where in the world brands may be found, and what will become of them. Fast-paced, illustration-packed, gazing at the past and probing into the future, this is the definitive book on naming. The Making of A Name is the one book anyone interested in "owned words" must have.

What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?
Author: Leonard R. N. Ashley
Publisher: Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Company
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1989
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Nobody in America knows more about names than Prof. Ashley, and his book is designed for everyone. It will tell you the facts behind the names of persons, places and things; about how names are chosen for business and for success; how they are used for everything from tracing settlement patterns to telling fortunes; how forenames have their fashions; where surnames had their origins; all about names in the U.S. and around the globe. Open the book anywhere and you'll find something that catches your attention: name trends and fashions, name crazes, names in magic and the occult, middle names and nicknames, trick names and married names, place names, street names, good names and bad names, the psychology of names, naming practices around the world, personal factors in naming, tips for giving a child a good name, what names tell us about ourselves . . . you name it, it's here!