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The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics
Frank Nuessel
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Description for The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics
Hardback. An introduction and research guide to onomastics, this book covers the major areas of name study in individual chapters on personal names, place names, acronyms, brand names and trade names. Every topic comprises a discussion of underlying principles as well as numerous illustrative examples. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, bibliography, index, glossary. BIC Classification: CFB; GBGP; HBTG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
An introduction and research guide to onomastics the study of names, this book covers the major areas of name study in individual chapters on personal names (anthroponyms), place names (toponyms), acronyms, brand names and trade names. A final chapter treats special areas such as designations for athletic teams, musical groups, and tropical storms, names of awards and alcoholic beverages, animal names, code names, and scientific nomenclature. The wealth of topics covered in each chapter may be gleaned from a listing of their subheadings (see table of contents). Included are such fascinating subjects as pseudonyms and personalized license plates, names for ... Read more
An introduction and research guide to onomastics the study of names, this book covers the major areas of name study in individual chapters on personal names (anthroponyms), place names (toponyms), acronyms, brand names and trade names. A final chapter treats special areas such as designations for athletic teams, musical groups, and tropical storms, names of awards and alcoholic beverages, animal names, code names, and scientific nomenclature. The wealth of topics covered in each chapter may be gleaned from a listing of their subheadings (see table of contents). Included are such fascinating subjects as pseudonyms and personalized license plates, names for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313283567
SKU
V9780313283567
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About Frank Nuessel
FRANK NUESSEL is Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Louisville. A specialist in Hispanic Linguistics and Italian Studies, he has published Linguistic Approaches to the Romance Lexicon, Contemporary Studies in Romance Languages, Theoretical Studies in Hispanic Linguistics, and numerous articles in academic journals such as Hispanic Linguistics, Italica, and the Journal of Literary Semantics. The Image of Older ... Read more
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