| Title: | Metaphorical and metonymical place names in Sweden |
| Author: | Staffan Nyström |
| Publication: | Numele și numirea. Actele Conferinței Internaționale de Onomastică. Ediția a II-a: Onomastica din spațiul public actual, p. 355 |
| ISBN: | 978-606-543-343-4 |
| Editors: | Oliviu Felecan |
| Publisher: | Editura Mega, Editura Argonaut |
| Place: | Cluj-Napoca |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | The place names of an area have normally been coined at different times and by different social groups. They present a rich material for the study of human perception and relations to the environment. Many names can be seen as natural descriptions of the named entities, formed from topographically based generics corresponding to the features, and often combined with a specific that modifies the quality of the feature in question. In other cases natural features have been named by means of metonymy or metaphors, e.g. because they remind the name giver of something particular, like a piece of furniture, a tool, or an article of clothing. In this paper I present a small study of methaphorical or metonymical place names in three areas in Sweden. I have categorized the names, I compare them and relate the similarities and differences to the specific culture and milieu of each area. |
| Key words: | onomastics, place names, metonymy, metaphors, field collections |
| Language: | English |
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