Book: Names in Focus

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Title: Names in Focus

Subtitle: An Introduction to Finnish Onomastics

Authors: Terhi Ainiala, Minna Saarelma, Paula Sjöblom
Publisher: Studia Fennica Linguistica
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 287
ISBN: 978-952-222-387-6
Nordic Names shortcut: ASS

Index of Contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations and Symbols
• 1. Theoretical Background to Onomastics
  • What is a Name?
  • Names in Culture and Society
    • The Many Functions of Names
    • Changing Names and Naming Systems
    • Categorisation of Names
  • Names in Language
    • Names and Appellatives
    • Meaning of Names
    • Name Typology
• 2. Materials and Lines of Finnish Onomastics
  • Research Material
  • Research Tradition
    • Etymological Research
    • Cultural-Historical and Settlement-Historical Research
    • Loan Name Research
    • Typological Research of Toponymy
    • Sociolinguistic Research
    • Research on Urban Nomenclature
    • Diversification of Research
    • International Cooperation
• 3. Place Names
  • Introduction to Place Names
  • Grammar and Semantics
    • Structure and Content of Names
    • Syntactic-Semantic Classification Model
    • Various Means of Name Formation
    • Variation in Names
  • Name Strata over Time and across Languages
    • Origin and Etymology
    • Name Strata across Languages
  • Urban Nomenclature
    • Official, Planned Names
    • Formation of Unofficial Names
    • Functions of Unofficial Names
  • Use of Names
    • Knowledge of Names
    • Children as Name Users
    • The Many Contexts of Use
    • Attitude towards Names
    • Other Functions of Names
• 4. Personal Names
  • Introduction to Personal Names
    • Personal Names and Culture
    • Differences and Similarities in Naming Systems
    • Anthroponymic Typology and Terminology
    • A Changing Anthroponymy
    • African Naming Systems
    • Asian Naming Systems
  • Development of European Naming Systems
    • European Pre-Christian Anthroponymy
    • Standardisation of Christian Nomenclature in the Middle Ages
    • From Bynames to Hereditary Surnames
    • Name Giving Trends of the Modern Era
  • Stages of Finnish Anthroponymy
    • Old Finnish Naming System
    • Features of Medieval Anthroponymy
    • Name Giving in Finland between the 16th and 18th Centuries
    • Fennisation of Given Names during Russian Rule
    • Formation of a Modern Surname System
  • Given Names and Surnames in 20th and 21st Century Finland
    • General Features of Finnish Given Names
    • Principles of Name Selection
    • Popularity Change of Given Names
    • Name Day Tradition in Finland
    • Finnish Surnames
    • What the Law Says about Finns’ Names
  • Finnish Unofficial Anthroponymy
    • Unofficial Bynames in the Finnish Naming System
    • Bynames of Small Children and Schoolchildren
    • Bynames of Teachers and other Professional Groups
  • Naming Systems of Linguistic Minorities
    • Finland Swedish Personal Names
    • Sámi Personal Names
    • Personal Names in Sign Language
• 5. Animal Names
  • Do Animals Use Names?
  • Cat and Dog Names
  • Cattle Names
  • Horse Names
• 6. Commercial Names
  • Commercial Nomenclature as a Topic of Research
    • Names and Trade
    • Types of Commercial Names
    • Factors Taken into Account in Examining Names
    • Research Traditions of Commercial Nomenclature
  • Factors that Determine Name Giving
    • Laws and Guidelines
    • Commercial Objectives
  • History of Commercial Naming in Finland
  • Company Names
    • Structural Description of Company Names
    • Determining Language in Company Names
    • Semantic Description of Company Names
    • Social and Cultural Functions
  • Brands, Product Names and Trade Marks
  • On the Border Areas of Commercial Nomenclature
• 7. Names in Literature
  • Names in Fiction
  • Translating Names in Literature
  • Finnish Literary Onomastics
• Bibliography
• Index