[Linganth] call for papers: Research on Names and Naming

[Karen Pennesi]

The Canadian Society for the Study of Names
<http://www3.csj.ualberta.ca/sco/>  is calling for paper submissions to be
presented on May 28-29, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The CSSN's 50th
annual meeting will be part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social
Sciences <http://congress2016.ca/> , where more than 70 scholarly
associations will meet at the University of Calgary. The official theme of
the 2016 congress is "Energizing Communities", however papers on any
research related to names and naming are welcome. This includes:

*       Personal names

*       Place names

*       Brand names

*       Product names

*       Fictional names

*       name choices

*       name changes

*       nick-names

*       online aliases

*       multiple names for one entity

*       names as indexes of social, cultural or racial categories

*       naming practices

*       name-related policies, regulations and laws

*       name-related humour or speech play

*       name-related topics in pop culture or media

*       historic trends in naming

*       technologies for organizing and finding names

 

Please send a title and abstract (150-250 words) by 15 January 2016 to: 

Karen Pennesi, Vice President, Canadian Society for the Study of Names

pennesi at uwo.ca <mailto:pennesi at uwo.ca>  

 

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