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La satire politique post-communiste illustrée par les sobriquets des politiciens roumains 

Felecan, Daiana; Felecan, Oliviu (York University, 2009)
Les Roumains ont une inclination naturelle vers l’humour et ils ont appris à l’utiliser sans pitié, même (ou, mieux dit, notamment) contre les fameux individus de la classe politique après 1989 (l’année de la Révolution). ...
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The German Surname Atlas Project – Computer-Based Surname Geography 

Schmuck, Mirjam; Dräger, Kathrin (York University, 2009)
The <German Surname Atlas> (<Deutscher Familiennamenatlas>, DFA) project is presented below. The surname maps are based on German fixed network telephone lines (in 2005) with German postal districts as graticules. In our ...
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Place Names in the Construction of Social Identities: The Uses of Names of Helsinki 

Ainiala, Terhi (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 ...
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Change of Cultural and Natural Names in Pöide Parish (Saarema, Estonia) 

Alas, Marit (York University, 2009)
Place names can be classified into cultural and natural names. This classification is expedient, because the names change differently as do their referents. The present article is focused on the evolution of the place names ...
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Un document inédit sur l’anthroponymie des Marches en 1312 

Baldetti, Ettore (York University, 2009)
Dans une source historique de type fiscal inédite, écrite en 1312 à Cagli, petite ville italienne de la région des Marches située sur l’antique Via Flaminia, il y a les noms de tous les chefs de famille du territoire communal. ...
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Contacts médiatiques et migrations onomastiques à Catane 

Accolla, Dario (York University, 2009)
Dans la communication de type traditionnel, les échanges linguistiques et culturels s’effectuent habituellement par le contact et la cohabitation entre les populations. Or, dans la communication contemporaine, la rencontre ...
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Naming of Minivan Taxis Used for Public Transportation in the Caribbean 

Ahrens, Wolfgang (York University, 2009)
Private minivans have come to be used to augment the public bus transportation system on larger islands or else to provide the only regular transportation on smaller islands. This minivan system has been exported by ...
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Name Change as a Consequence of Monastic Ownership 

Agertz, Jan (York University, 2009)
The normal assumption is that old Swedish habitation names are original, and the first recorded for a farm or hamlet. There are however other examples – even medieval. The most common reason for a name change was when a ...
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Not an Empty Wasteland: Place Names in Canada’s North 

Peplinski, Lynn (York University, 2009)
Compared to many places in the world where indigenous people struggle to have their voices heard, Inuit in the Canadian Arctic are in an enviable position. Nunavut occupies 1/5 th of Canada’s land mass, a vast majority ...
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Slang Toponyms in Early Twentieth Century Helsinki 

Vuolteenaho, Jani; Ainiala, Terhi (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 ...
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AuthorAhrens, Wolfgang (2)Ainiala, Terhi (2)Coates, Richard (2)Embleton, Sheila (2)Lapierre, André (2)Matthews, Philip W. (2)Accolla, Dario (1)Agertz, Jan (1)Alas, Marit (1)Aldrin, Emilia (1)... View MoreSubjectMedieval Toponymy in Valencia (2)Names of Islands (2)Names of North-West European Islands (2)Spanish Medieval Toponymy (2)Swedish Personal Names (2)Toponimia Valenciana (2)-lady in toponyms (1)15th Century Personal Names in Riga (1)15th Century Stockholm Personal Names Referring to Origin (1)17th Century Atlas and Dutch East India Company (1)... View MoreDate Issued2009 (121)Has File(s)Yes (121)

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