ISBN10: 0199656436, ISBN13: 9780199656431, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2016]
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ISBN10: 0199656436, ISBN13: 9780199656431, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. All known languages make use of names, most commonly to identify individual people and places. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of bothphilosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study ofnames in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades.The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal namesrespectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics,with chapters relating to the names of peo ...
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ISBN10: 0199656436, ISBN13: 9780199656431, [publisher: Oxford Univ Pr] Hardcover 1st edition. 832 pages. 8.00x5.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2016]