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Call for Papers: ANS 2018, Salt Lake City, UT, January 4-7, 2018
The ANS is inviting abstract submissions for the 2018 annual conference to be held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America. Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 30, 2017. To submit a proposal, simply complete the 2018 Author Information Form.
Please email this completed form to Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins using the following address: drobbins@latech.edu. For organizational purposes, please be sure to include the phrase “ANS 2018” in the subject line of your email. Presenters who may need additional time to secure international payments and travel visas to the United States are urged to submit their proposal as soon as possible.
All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Official notification of proposal acceptances will be sent on or before September 30, 2017. All authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of the ANS and need to register with both the ANS and the Linguistic Society of America. Please feel free to contact Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins should you have any questions or concerns.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
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After the vote, the new twin panda cubs at the Atlanta Zoo will receive their names tomorrow, December 12th, on their 100th day of life, as per a Chinese custom. Learn about the name contenders and their Chinese meanings.
Name Comic by SMBC
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The Story of Parents who Changed Baby’s Name After Three Months
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Does having an ethnic name affect book sales?
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Collection of Onomastic Articles by Taylor & Francis
It isn’t just the American Name Society publication Names that covers onomastic topics. This onomastic collection by Names’ publisher Taylor & Francis includes onomastic articles in other publications including those focused on Women’s Studies, African Studies, and Multilingual Development.
Stop Splitting Voters By Last Name Between A-M And N-Z
In onomastic election news, fivethirtyeight.com writer Carl Bialik explores why some of us wait in longer voting lines than others: the uneven alphabetical distribution of American surnames.