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Onoma (Volume 59, 2024)

 Onoma 

The latest issue of Onoma (Volume 59, 2024) delves into American onomastics, presenting a diverse array of research articles that explore the intricate relationship between names and cultural identity across the Americas.

Introduction

Grant Smith provides an insightful introduction, setting the stage for the thematic focus on American onomastics.

Anthroponomastics

  • "Attribuer des prénoms à Santiago de Cuba et à Tlalnepantla de Baz, au Mexique, en 1970 : convergences et divergences dans deux variantes de l’espagnol" by Yolanda Guillermina López Franco and Sonia Rosales Novoa.

    This study examines the naming conventions in Santiago de Cuba and Tlalnepantla de Baz, highlighting both similarities and differences in Spanish variants.

  • "Categorizing personal names among Jews in the contemporary United States" by Sarah Bunin Benor and Alicia B. Chandler.

    The authors analyze the categorization of personal names within the contemporary Jewish community in the U.S., shedding light on cultural and religious influences.

  • "Cross-cultural universals and differences in American and Russian nicknaming patterns" by Anna Tsepkova.

    This article explores the universal and divergent aspects of nicknaming practices in American and Russian cultures.

  • "“I named myself after her”: Renaming strategies in a community of transgender women of the city of Lima, Peru" by Ernesto Cuba.

    Cuba investigates the renaming strategies employed by transgender women in Lima, Peru, emphasizing personal identity and societal factors.

  • "The process of naming hearing individuals belonging to deaf communities using Brazilian Sign Language (Libras)" by Gabriele Cristine Rech and Fabíola Sucupira Ferreira Sell.

    This study delves into how hearing individuals within deaf communities are named using Libras, reflecting on cultural integration.

  • "Influence of national cultural industry on the choice of first names in the western region of Paraná in Brazil" by Márcia Sipavicius Seide.

    Seide examines how Brazil's national cultural industry influences first-name choices in Paraná's western region.

Toponomastics

  • "Toponyme in La Gran Sabana/Venezuela als Zeugen indigener Tradition, religiöser Missionstätigkeit und politischer Interessen – zwischen der Nationalsprache Spanisch und der indigenen Sprache Pemon" by Julia Kuhn and Rafael Eduardo Matos.

    The authors explore place names in La Gran Sabana, Venezuela, as reflections of indigenous traditions, religious missions, and political interests, balancing Spanish and Pemon languages.

  • "A classification of Havana street names" by Adianys Collazo Allen.

    Allen provides a comprehensive classification of street names in Havana, offering insights into the city's historical and cultural landscape.

  • "Research on toponymic nicknames of the states in the USA" by Aleksandra V. Urazmetova.

    This research delves into the toponymic nicknames of U.S. states, uncovering the stories and meanings behind these monikers.

Zoonomastics

  • "Zoonymy in Brazilian Sign Language: A semantic-motivational analysis and taxonomic proposal to classify signs given to pets by the deaf" by Alexandre Melo de Sousa.

    De Sousa offers a semantic and motivational analysis of how pets are named in Brazilian Sign Language, proposing a classification system.

Ergonomastics

  • "Renaming a baseball legacy: The Cleveland Guardians" by Christine De Vinne.

    De Vinne discusses the renaming of the Cleveland baseball team, exploring the implications and processes behind adopting the "Guardians" moniker.

Non-Themed Articles

  • *"Prexaspes is the Ionic rendering of the Old Iranian Para.wakhsh.aspa" by Pīrōz Āzādān (Morad Peyravi).

    This article delves into the etymology of the name Prexaspes, tracing its roots to Old Iranian origins.

  • "Dictionnaire et atlas : propriétés lexicales et sémantiques des urbanonymes en français" by Giuseppe Samo and Francesco-Alessio Ursini.

    The authors present a lexical and semantic analysis of French urbanonyms, contributing to the understanding of place-naming conventions.

  • "The concept of the international database of onomastic terminology (ONOMTERM)" by Iveta Valentová, Milan Harvalík, and Artur Gałkowski.

    This paper introduces ONOMTERM, an international database aimed at standardizing onomastic terminology.

Review Articles

  • "An English-Romanian explanatory dictionary of onomastic phrasemes" reviewed by Oliviu Felecan.

    Felecan reviews a dictionary that bridges English and Romanian onomastic expressions, highlighting its contributions to the field.

  • "When Onomastics faces the Law: A Review of I.M. Nick (ed.), Names, naming, and the Law: Onomastics, identity, power, and policy" reviewed by Leo Loveday.

    Loveday provides insights into the intersection of onomastics and legal studies, as discussed in Nick's edited volume.

This comprehensive issue of Onoma offers valuable perspectives on the significance of names in cultural, social, and legal contexts across the Americas and beyond.

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