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La satire politique post-communiste illustrée par les sobriquets des politiciens roumains
(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). ...
The German Surname Atlas Project – Computer-Based Surname Geography
(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 ...
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 ...
Change of Cultural and Natural Names in Pöide Parish (Saarema, Estonia)
(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 ...
Un document inédit sur l’anthroponymie des Marches en 1312
(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. ...
Contacts médiatiques et migrations onomastiques à Catane
(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 ...
Naming of Minivan Taxis Used for Public Transportation in the Caribbean
(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 ...
Name Change as a Consequence of Monastic Ownership
(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 ...
Not an Empty Wasteland: Place Names in Canada’s North
(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 ...
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 ...