The ANS has extended the deadline for the Emerging Scholar Award to November 23, 2016.
Presenters for the 2017 ANS Conference who are eligible for and interested in applying for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ESA) should have received all pertinent information.
The information is also available here: ESA Application Invitation
Please send submissions to both ANS President Dr.
From the 9th to the 11th of June 2017, the Dictionary Society of North America will be holding its 21st bi-annual meeting in Barbados. Not surprisingly, lexicographers with a specialization in Caribbean terminology are especially encouraged to submit an abstract for possible presentation as either a single paper or a workshop.… Read More
We all have at least one and most of us have several. Some of them we use once others we use almost every day. For the most part, we create them ourselves but increasingly they are assigned to us. We are told we should keep them a secret but we often share them with thousands or even millions of people around the globe. What is all this fuss about? Usernames. In this MSN video, learn all about what your own username(s) may be telling the world about you.
Have you ever wanted to invent an entirely new name? In 2015, Nameberry.com offered name-connoisseurs a chance to send in their submissions for the best invented name. The contest rules for creating a new name were simple. People were asked to combine two or more existing names, convert a pre-existing word into a name, or come up with a completely unique onomastic creation all on their own. Some of the best contest entries were Hallory, Aliciana, Kahlia, Cardigan, Mazana, and Faraday. Learn which entries onomastic specialists Pamela Redmond Satran and Abby Sandel selected as their favorites.
For many people, household pets are fully integrated members of the family. That being the case, it should come as no surprise that many of the traditional names that were once almost exclusively given to canines (e.g. Rex, King, and, yes Lassie) have given way to decidedly more human monikers. In the Australia’s newspaper, The Guardian, you can try your luck at determining which names came from the most popular baby name list and which ones came from the most popular dog name list.
The University of Amsterdam will be holding the Abstract Concepts International Symposium 2016 on lexicography, computer linguistics, and semantics on the 18th of November 2016. Just a few of the questions which will be explored at this event include the role of language in shaping and indexing the concrete and the abstract the influence of metaphors in conceptual understanding and the symbolic nature of language and meaning. Some of the invited keynote speakers include: Prof. Friedemann Pulvermueller, Prof. Gabriella Vigliocco, Prof. Alessandro Lenci, and Prof. Piek Vossen. This event will be hosted by the Metaphor Lab Amsterdam.
In Australia, a popular news feature has become the annual list of the most popular names given to household pets. Recently, however, government officials and naming enthusiasts down under have given a new twist to this onomastic perennial: a list of the most popular dog names given by breed. For example, while the most commonly given name for Labrador retrievers is “Molly”, for Rottweilers and Chihuahua, the most popular names so far for 2016 are “Missy” and “Toby”.
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This recent column explores Donald and Hillary.… Read More
Onomastica Canadiana, the official journal of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names / Société canadienne d’onomastique (CSSN / SCO), is now inviting submissions in English or French for Volume 96 (2017). Papers in any area of onomastics are welcomed, including (but by no means limited to) studies of place names, personal names, brand names, literary/fictional names, and indigenous names. Authors wishing to offer an article for publication in Onomastica Canadiana should visit the CSSN website to download the Contributors’ Guide, which contains information about the peer-evaluation process as well as stylistic recommendations. This material may also be obtained by e-mailing a request to onomastica.canadiana@gmail.com.
Why was Tribune Publishing’s re-brand as Tronc a failure? This week’s New Yorker addresses sound symbolism and its importance in choosing a brand name.
