Browsing by Subject "Toponymy"

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Locus, sanctus, et virtus: monastic surnaming in late medieval and early Tudor England reviewed
(Brepols Publishers, 2021) Thornton, David Ewan
This article examines the apparent practice among monks and regular canons in England before the Dissolution of dropping their family surnames on admission/profession, and adopting instead a new ‘monastic byname’, derived from a place name (toponym) or, by the late fifteenth century onwards, from a saint’s name (hagionym) or a virtue. The article begins by reviewing evidence that this onomastic practice existed and determining how widespread it was. The nature and distribution of the toponymic, hagionymic, and virtue bynames are then examined in turn. The article concludes by considering the underlying reason for the adoption of monastic bynames and argues that this practice served as a means of reflecting symbolically the new monk’s or canon’s separation from lay society, and from his family in particular, and his incorporation into the monastic community.
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Neoliberalisation through naming: place naming and shifting modes of housing production in Ankara
(Liverpool University Press, 2024-08-19) Bayatlı, Semire; Batuman, Bülent
Place names play an important role in neoliberal urban development. The naming of a housing estate, especially a gated community, is instrumental in constructing the image and intended sense of community of an estate. This paper scrutinises the naming of housing estates in Incek, one of the most prestigious suburbs of Ankara, Turkey. While development in the area began with middle-class housing cooperatives, today Incek is marketed as an idyllic landscape embodying high-rise luxurious gated communities. We show that the naming of the housing estates not only reflects but also contributes to the shift in the mode of production from housing cooperatives to gated communities built and marketed by large-scale companies. Additionally, the name Incek has come to refer to not only the official boundaries of the neighbourhood but a larger territory, which illustrates the unfixed nature of toponyms in terms of location. Finally, the paper shows that there is a reciprocal relationship between the toponym and the image of a particular district, which can affect the functions and activities that flourish within it.
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Quantitative approaches to Hittite historical geography: a network analysis of Hittite toponyms
(2023-08) Akman, M. Ali
There are many references to place names in the Hittite texts, and the understanding of their locations is crucial to the study of Hittite history and society. In the past, the examination of these place names, which occur more than 20,000 times, was limited to methods that were qualitative in nature. Nonetheless, due to the Hittite Toponyms project led by Adam Kryszeń, there is now an exciting opportunity to conduct a comprehensive quantitative study of Hittite toponyms. This research presents an original statistical methodology based on network analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the relative positions of toponyms in Hittite texts. Toponyms are represented as nodes in a network, and the strength of their connections is determined by the frequency of their occurrence in the same text fragment. This thesis demonstrates the proposed methodology's ability to explain geography through examples at different scales, including a modern case study and a case study on Durmitta's location. The results highlight that when combined with qualitative methods, the suggested statistical approach can offer new insights into Hittite historical geography, improving our comprehension of this ancient civilization.
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The role of toponymy in neoliberal urbanization, case study: İncek, Ankara
(2021-07) Bayatlı, Semire
With the spread of the neoliberal economic system, the policies, social and social realities that developed depending on this system also affect the urban structure, the perception of the city and the architectural structuring. Neoliberal urbanization shows its effects all over the world. The race between national economies and sectors accelerates the race that occurs within the cities and the spaces within the city. The neoliberal urbanization process, by influencing the architectural design processes, affects the daily life, the quality of life, and the city profile. The change in architectural design and design perception is primarily reflected in the language. All the spaces in the city constitute the structures that are valued and known by the name they present. At this point, names of places, naming decisions and processes gain importance. Neoliberal urbanization, which is the general context, reflects itself on each street and housing project, and changes the urban structure and affects perception. This thesis explores the role of toponymy in the context of neoliberal urbanization. The toponymy is examined at the micro level within neoliberal urbanization context in order to reach its role. Incek is explored through all spatial forms through Ankara, Turkey as a case study.