Namenforschung : Eine Einführung in die Onomastik
sähkökirjat
De Gruyter
2002
3. Aufl., 3rd rev. Edition
EISBN 9783110946680
Main description: Das Arbeitsheft soll Studierende der Germanistik und anderer Philologien sowie alle an der Onomastik Interessierten in Fragestellungen und Forschungsergebnisse dieser Wissenschaftsdisziplin einführen. Vorgestellt werden sowohl traditionelle Gebiete mit der historisch-etymologischen Betrachtung von Gewässer-, Orts- und Personennamen als auch neuere Ansätze mit soziologischen und psychologischen Aspekten (Vornamenmoden, Lernen und Erinnern von Namen). Einbezogen werden auch rechtliche Fragen (Ehenamen, Waren- und Firmennamen). Die Entwicklung in den östlichen Bundesländern und Ausblicke nach Österreich und in die Schweiz werden berücksichtigt. Eigennamen als sprachliche Mittel werden synchron dargestellt.
Main description: This introduction is designed to give both students of German and other languages and all those interested in onomastics a grounding in the central issues addressed by this discipline and the research results it has come up with. It covers both the more traditional areas of the subject (the historical and etymological study of the names of places, persons, lakes and rivers, etc.) and the more recent interest in sociological and psychological aspects (fashionable forenames, the learning and retention of names). Reference is also made to legal questions (married couples' names, brand names, company names). Research developments in the eastern federal states of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are given due coverage. The relation of proper names to the language system and the pragmatic aspects of their use in texts are dealt with synchronically.
Main description: This introduction is designed to give both students of German and other languages and all those interested in onomastics a grounding in the central issues addressed by this discipline and the research results it has come up with. It covers both the more traditional areas of the subject (the historical and etymological study of the names of places, persons, lakes and rivers, etc.) and the more recent interest in sociological and psychological aspects (fashionable forenames, the learning and retention of names). Reference is also made to legal questions (married couples' names, brand names, company names). Research developments in the eastern federal states of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are given due coverage. The relation of proper names to the language system and the pragmatic aspects of their use in texts are dealt with synchronically.
