Commemorative Place Names — Their Specificity and Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10305487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaroslav David (0000-0003-2443-5351, University of Ostrava, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 214-228 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Names (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-7738 • E-ISSN: 1756-2279 |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1179/002777311x13082331190074 |
| OpenAlex | W2078329699 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper focuses on the distinctive features of a particular type of geographical name, referred to as commemorative place names: e.g. Bat ́ov, Gottwaldov, Frunze, Leningrad, or Stalingrad. These features are illustrated with primarily Czech toponymic material, presented in comparison to Slovak, Russian, Yugoslav, and Bulgarian place names. Commemorative names display several specific and distinctive features as a consequence of their dependence on political regimes and ideologies. These features include the domination of naming above other onymic functions and the elevation of naming to a symbolic act; instability, manifested in frequent changes and renamings; high ideological value, reflected in the importance of equivalence between the place and its name; and certain difficulties involved in using such place names in everyday communication. These distinctive features could be considered compelling reasons for the establishment of a specific type of geographical name, termed “commemorative place names.”
Bulgarian · Czech · Equivalence (formal languages · Genealogy · Ideology · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Proper noun · Slovak · Toponymy · Value (mathematics · Central European Literary Studies · Computer Science · History · Law · Literature, Language, and Rhetoric Studies · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 1.89 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |