Socio-Onomastics : The Pragmatics of Names.

Intro -- Socio-onomastics -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Socio-onomastics and pragmatics -- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Onomastics generally - the basics -- 3. The pragmatic perspective -- 4. Socio-onomastics -- 4.1 Origins -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.3 Major advancements -- 5. The present volume -- 6. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 2. The transmission of toponyms in language shift societies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Linguistic outcomes of language shift -- 3. Types of communities in this study -- 4. Onomastic outcome of language shift -- 5. Terminology of transmitted place names -- 6. Categories of transmitted place names -- 7. The pattern of transmitted place names in four sets of data -- 7.1 Skibotn and Kvenangsbotn - The Nord-Troms material -- 7.2 The Kaldfjorden material -- 7.3 The Orkney material -- 7.4 The Normandy material -- 8. Onomastic patterns of transmitted names in the communities examined -- 9. Variation in the onomastic outcome after language shift -- 9.1 The time dimension after language shift -- 9.2 Onomastic outcome related to the duration of language contact and bilingualism -- 9.2 Onomastic outcome related to the duration of language contact and bilingualism -- 9.3 Onomastic outcome related to the social classification of the minority groups -- 9.3 Onomastic outcome related to the social classification of the minority groups -- 9.4 Onomastic outcome related to ethnic identity and attitudes in the minority groups -- 9.4 Onomastic outcome related to ethnic identity and attitudes in the minority groups -- 9.5 The importance of literary language -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Creating identities through the choice of first names -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research background -- 3. The present study -- 4. Motivations for the name of a child.

5. Interpreting name motivations -- 6. Naming as an expression of lifestyle -- 7. Other naming resources used for social positioning -- 8. Naming and identity on a macro-societal level -- 9. The importance of interactional perspectives on identity construction through naming -- 10. Theoretical implications -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4. Naming of children in Finnish and Finnish-Norwegian families in Norway -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data -- 3. Name types in the data -- 3.1 Finnish names -- 3.2 Scandinavian names -- 3.3 Other names -- 4. Choice of name types in the three family groups -- 5. Top names in the three family groups -- 6. Some Norwegian and Finnish idiosyncrasies in names -- 7. Compromise strategies in Finnish-Norwegian families -- 7.1 One first name -- 7.2 Two first names -- 7.3 First name + surname -- 7.4 Middle name + surname -- 8. Differences between the family groups -- 8.1 One first name versus multiple first names -- 8.2 Hyphenated names -- 8.3 Middle names -- 9. Interviews with name-givers -- 10. Conclusions -- References -- Internet source -- Chapter 5. Names in contact: Linguistic and social factors affecting exonyms and translated namesLinguistic and social factors affecting exonyms and translated names -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What translated names reveal: Different cases -- 2.1 Foreign use -- 2.2 Shared onomastic heritage -- 2.3 Parallel uses -- 2.4 Alphabetical necessity -- 2.5 Orthographic familiarization for phonological purposes: Exographs -- 2.6 Grammatical necessity -- 2.7 Transmitting languages, uninformedness, and confusion -- 2.8 Different pronunciation only: Exophones -- 2.9 Semantic translation -- 2.10 Independent parallels -- 2.11 Other cases of parallel names -- 3. The socio-cultural profile of exonyms and endonyms -- 4. Language users' attitudes and choices -- 4.1 Future kings of England.

4.2 Cities in Sweden -- 4.3 Beijing/Peking -- 4.4 Burma/Myanmar -- 4.5 Summary of the attitude survey -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. Orienting to norms: Variability in the use of names for Helsinki -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data -- 3. Names of Helsinki: The introduction of variants -- 4. Reported name use -- 4.1 Helsinki -- 4.2 Hesa -- 4.3 Stadi -- 5. Spontaneous use -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Transcription symbols -- Chapter 7. Place names in contact: The use of Finnish place names in Swedish contexts in HelsinkiThe use of Finnish place names in Swedish contexts in Helsinki -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Finnish names in Swedish contexts -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- Internet sources -- Transcription key -- Chapter 8. Attitudes towards globalized company names -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Swedish-language Finland -- 1.2 Globalization and glocalization -- 2. Attitudes towards the impact of English on Swedish among Swedish-language Finns -- 3. Global influence in company names -- 3.1 Earlier studies -- 3.2 Case study: The onomastic landscape in Närpes -- 4. Opinions and attitudes towards linguistic interference in company names -- 4. Opinions and attitudes towards linguistic interference in company names -- 4.1 Explicit opinions -- 4.2 Implicit attitudes -- 5. Theoretical and methodological implications -- References -- Chapter 9. Naming businesses - in the context of bilingual Finnish cityscapes: Naming businesses - in the context of bilingual Finnish cityscapes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical background -- 3. The Finnish linguistic landscapes -- 4. Methodology, data and analysis -- 5. Naming businesses -- 5.1 Names in one language -- 5.2 Names using both languages -- 5.3 Names in other languages -- 6. Discussion: Names and methodology -- 7. Concluding remarks -- References.

Chapter 10. The perception of Somali place names among immigrant Somali youth in Helsinki: The perception of Somali place names among immigrant Somali youth in Helsinki -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research material and research area -- 3. The Street to Mogadishu -- 4. Emotional Mogadishu -- 5. Names of Somali origin -- 6. Working towards unfamiliar names to please the researcher: On the methodological challenges of interviewing -- 6. Working towards unfamiliar names to please the researcher: On the methodological challenges of interviewing -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Transcription symbols -- Subject index.

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