Original scientific paper

Renaming of places and onomastic communication

Anđela Frančić ; Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, Zagreb

Abstract

In the period from 1981 to 1991, 338 Croatian place-names were changed. This can be seen in the change of the number of constituent elements, the change of order of constituents, the change of one element in two-lexeme place-names, the change within the place-name elements and the complete change of the place-name. Sometimes a former place-name was restored, sometimes an orthographic error was corrected or an official name was adjusted to the popular name. Before such a change takes place all reasons for the change should be studied, because a name has its specific function and each unjustified change makes onomastic communication more difficult.

Keywords

place-names; renaming; onomastic communication

Hrčak ID:

173522

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/173522

Publication date:

6.4.1998.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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