This article explores the post-colonial national identity formation using place names that commemorate nation’s past in Zimbabwe. Place name alterations new political elites implemented at independence 1980 were aimed disassembling relics of deposed regime and craft a identity. The commemorative landscapes Harare, as capital, constitute strategic medium constitution Ethnicity dominated landscap...

The author considers the issue of conceptualization geographical space that is known today as Western Balkans on Gerhard Mercator's maps from second half 16th century, which, even in cases incorrect cartographic representations, it possible to conclude about changes certain objects and phenomena past time. Two Mercator were analysed: Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte, Walachia, Ser...

The paper is aimed at the study of under-investigated Russian toponymy north Sverdlovsk Region, specifically, oikonyms — names villages along lower reaches Pelym River. basin River, a tributary Tavda interest as Mansi native territory. It also an area early land development by Russians beyond Urals, which began end 16th century. objective this to establish origins earliest layer River and trace...

Objective/Context: This article analyzes how racialized understandings of geographic space underpinned the constitution and resistance to violence in southern Chile late nineteenth early twentieth centuries. Methodology: Through critical analysis petitions, newspaper articles, police investigations, government reports, along with legislation census data, I examine genealogy that made possible g...

Recogito is an open source tool for the semi-automatic annotation of place references in maps and texts. It was developed as part of the Pelagios 3 research project, which aims to build up a comprehensive directory of places referred to in early maps and geographic writing predating the year 1492. Pelagios 3 focuses specifically on sources from the Classical Latin, Greek and Byzantine periods; ...

The goal of this research is to determine the characteristics methods in nominating geographical sites Chinese and Russian languages. Toponyms (geographical names) are a subsystem national language lexicon that describes vast territory each country, as well names various specific recognized environment. Toponyms, being proper names, represent not only nomenclature units, but rich historical cul...

The chronicle is devoted to the conference “XXXIX All-Russian Dialectological Meeting «Lexical Atlas of Russian Folk Dialects – 2023»” which annually takes place in Saint Petersburg and this time was held on January 30–31, 2023. questions dialect lexicology, lexicography linguistic geography were mainly discussed. These disciplines are concerned with “Lexical Dialects” compiling has been done b...

This article assesses the role of geographical and social factors that influenced toponyms currently officially fixed on maps Australia Oceania. It is noted fundamental reason for naming Oceania desire speakers different languages to leave a memory themselves maps. The names largest number Australian place were given by first settlers — navigators discoverers. A significant them are English nam...