Names in focus : an introduction to Finnish onomastics / Terhi Ainiala, Minna Saarelma & Paula Sjöblom ; translated by Leonard Pearl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ainiala, Terhi, author.

Saarelma, Minna, author.

Sjöblom, Paula, author.

Contributor:

Pearl, Leonard, translator.

Series:

Studia Fennica. Linguistica ; 17.

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Studia Fennica Linguistica ; 17

Standardized Title:

Nimistöntutkimuksen perusteet. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finnish language--Etymology--Names.

Finnish language.

Names, Finnish.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Helsinki : Finnish Literature Society / SKS, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Names in Focus delves deep into the vast field of Finnish onomastics, covering place names, personal names, animal names, commercial names and names in literature. It provides the history and current trends in this area of research, and also supplements international terminology with the Finnish point of view on the subject. Brimming with examples and clear explanations, the book can be enjoyed by the most studious of researchers as well as the casual reader who has a genuine interest in the study of names.

Contents:

1. Theoretical background to onomastics

2. Materials and lines if Finnish onomastics

3. Place names

4. Personal names

5. Animals names

6. Commercial names

7. Names in literature.

Notes:

"A digital edition of a printed book first published in 2012 by the Finnish Literature Society"--Copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print record, CIP data from the publisher, and e-publication e-publication, viewed on September 30, 2020.

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ISBN:

9789522227485

9789522227515

OCLC:

1030816746

Publisher Number:

10.21435/sflin.17