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Eco-cultural identity construction through personal naming practices

A socio-onomastic appraisal

Bibliographic Data

ID13004198
AuthorsE Mensah (0000-0001-5838-0462, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume17
Issue2
Pages207-222
Publication date2025-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2040-7211 • E-ISSN: 2168-1392
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681392.2025.2470628
OpenAlexW4409966622
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited24

Aesthetics · Art · Cultural identity · Identity (music · Personal identity · Self-concept · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Lexicography and Language Studies · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year9
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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