Cognitive Toponymy

The Cognitive Toponymy Project examines how people conceptualise place names in Europe, and how place names impacted upon the development of western society.

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Today is the closing date for applications for a funded PhD
studentship on placenames at Glasgow University:

https://t.co/7YSGpA2ti6

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Funded PhD studentship on Scottish place-names at Glasgow University advertised at
https://t.co/7YSGpA2ti6

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Place-Names Call My Bluff session this afternoon at Glasgow Science Festival: https://t.co/jupcucfeHn

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Programme and abstracts for Geographical Grounding symposium (Copenhagen, 30-31 May) available at https://t.co/5XYAAO1kNX.

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Terrific SNSBI conference in Maynooth last weekend.

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Is name studies a discipline? See Carole Hough's blog at https://t.co/yFypZ9QqlM

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The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming has been published online this month (already published in print January 2016).

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A Basque Society of Onomastics has been founded: Onomastika
Elkartea / Sociedad Vasca de Onomástica / Société Basque d'Onomastique

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Onomastics “Name and Naming” (Baia Mare 2015) are available at https://t.co/1Xjr1Jmoxg

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Another new book is on pseudonyms on the Internet: https://t.co/0ZHo4gNQzc

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The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming has been published, and is available from OUP or bookstores

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Happy Feast of St Brigit of Kildare! See Thomas Clancy’s blog at: https://t.co/7PjEb0RvtE

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Tomorrow is closing date for applications for Glasgow Uni's funded PhD studentship on Berwickshire place-names - see https://t.co/xy6SAujyWo

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Interesting news item on Welsh place-names: https://t.co/b3cWN6M7da

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Season's greetings to Christmas Common in Oxfordshire, Christmaspie in Surrey, and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean!

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What's in a Berwickshire place-name: https://t.co/ZJtp1Pwfgo

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Terrific! https://t.co/aBjJ4Dbfsi

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Abstract submission has just opened for PICS16 in London, 14-16 September 2016: https://t.co/KJb9xYNGJ1

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National Records of Scotland has released data on most popular babies' names in 2015

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The first issue of "Onomàstica. Anuari de la Societat d'Onomàstica" has just been published.