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Place Names in the Construction of Social Identities: The Uses of Names of Helsinki
(York University, 2009)
Toponyms are used not only to identify places, but also to accomplish many relevant social and
interactional tasks. In a conversation speakers may use diverse forms of a toponym or different names to
refer to the same ...
Slang Toponyms in Early Twentieth Century Helsinki
(York University, 2009)
In this article, we analyse spatial slang coinages by boys and young men from Sörnäinen, a bilingual
working-class neighbourhood in early twentieth century Helsinki (1900–1939). During this period, Helsinki
slang developed ...