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In:Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual
Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
► pp. 1264–1276

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Socio-onomastics

Published online: 3 October 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.m2.soc4
Article outline
  • 1.Names as part of language and society
  • 2.Onomastics as part of linguistics
  • 3.Toponymic competence and name use
  • 4.The many situations where names are used
  • 5.Folk linguistic research
  • 6.Other functions of names
  • 7.Conclusions
  • References
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