Medieval History
Perceptions of Place:
English place-name study and regional variety
An international conference to be held in association with the
English Place-Name Society at the
Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham
Wednesday 23 ¬¬? Sunday 27 June 2010
Speakers include:
? Professor Thomas Clancy (Glasgow) on English place-names in the Scottish
border region
? Professor Richard Coates (UWE) on place-names and linguistics
? Professor Klaus Dietz (Freie Universität Berlin) on place-names and
English historical dialectology
? Professor Gillian Fellows-Jensen (Copenhagen) on the Scandinavian
background to English place-names
? Professor Carole Hough (Glasgow) on women in English place-names
? Professor John Insley (Heidelberg) on personal names in place-names ? Dr
Kay Muir (Northern Ireland Place-Name Project) on English place-names in
Ireland
? Dr Oliver Padel (EPNS president) on the Celtic element in English
place-names
? Dr Matthew Townend (York) on the Scandinavian element in English
place-names
There is time available for further twenty-minute papers on such topics as:
? differences in naming practices in different regions of England
? place-names and dialectal variation
? reassessments of varying methodological and disciplinary approaches
(linguistic, historical, topographical, archaeological) to place-name
study
If you would like to contribute please send a title, together with an
abstract of no more than 250 words, by 28th February 2010 to: Perceptions
of Place, Institute for Name-Studies, School of English, University of
Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD
or: [email protected]
We will let you know in March if your paper has been accepted. As time is
limited it is, unfortunately, unlikely that we will be able to accept all
submissions. Further details on arrangements and costs will be available
at that stage and at www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/
- Viking Thomasinas: Cross-gender Name Elements In Viking Naming Practices
Vikings had the same concerns about choosing their children?s names as we do, says a researcher from the University of Leicester who delivered his paper at a recent Viking conference. The sixth Midlands Viking Symposium was held at the University of Nottingham...
- Journal Of Literary Onomastics 5 (2016)
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- Rich Names, Poor Names: Social Status And Naming Patterns In The Middle Ages: Cfp
=================================================================== Rich Names, Poor Names: Social Status and Naming Patterns in the Middle Ages Call for Papers Leeds International Medieval Congress 11 -...
- The Second International Conference On The Early Medieval Toponymy Of Ireland And Scotland
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- 2008 Brixworth Lecture
2008 BRIXWORTH LECTURE Dr David Parsons (Institute of Name Studies, The University of Nottingham) THE PRE-VIKING PLACE-NAMES OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Saturday 1 November 2008 5pm (with tea in the Heritage Centre from 4pm) All Saints' Church, Brixworth...
Medieval History
Perceptions of Place: English place-name study and regional variety
Perceptions of Place:
English place-name study and regional variety
An international conference to be held in association with the
English Place-Name Society at the
Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham
Wednesday 23 ¬¬? Sunday 27 June 2010
Speakers include:
? Professor Thomas Clancy (Glasgow) on English place-names in the Scottish
border region
? Professor Richard Coates (UWE) on place-names and linguistics
? Professor Klaus Dietz (Freie Universität Berlin) on place-names and
English historical dialectology
? Professor Gillian Fellows-Jensen (Copenhagen) on the Scandinavian
background to English place-names
? Professor Carole Hough (Glasgow) on women in English place-names
? Professor John Insley (Heidelberg) on personal names in place-names ? Dr
Kay Muir (Northern Ireland Place-Name Project) on English place-names in
Ireland
? Dr Oliver Padel (EPNS president) on the Celtic element in English
place-names
? Dr Matthew Townend (York) on the Scandinavian element in English
place-names
There is time available for further twenty-minute papers on such topics as:
? differences in naming practices in different regions of England
? place-names and dialectal variation
? reassessments of varying methodological and disciplinary approaches
(linguistic, historical, topographical, archaeological) to place-name
study
If you would like to contribute please send a title, together with an
abstract of no more than 250 words, by 28th February 2010 to: Perceptions
of Place, Institute for Name-Studies, School of English, University of
Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD
or: [email protected]
We will let you know in March if your paper has been accepted. As time is
limited it is, unfortunately, unlikely that we will be able to accept all
submissions. Further details on arrangements and costs will be available
at that stage and at www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/
- Viking Thomasinas: Cross-gender Name Elements In Viking Naming Practices
Vikings had the same concerns about choosing their children?s names as we do, says a researcher from the University of Leicester who delivered his paper at a recent Viking conference. The sixth Midlands Viking Symposium was held at the University of Nottingham...
- Journal Of Literary Onomastics 5 (2016)
Call for Submissions: Journal of Literary Onomastics 5 (2016)(a special issue on place and place-names in the early Insular world) The deeply rooted importance of landscape, place, and place-names is a shared characteristic throughout the...
- Rich Names, Poor Names: Social Status And Naming Patterns In The Middle Ages: Cfp
=================================================================== Rich Names, Poor Names: Social Status and Naming Patterns in the Middle Ages Call for Papers Leeds International Medieval Congress 11 -...
- The Second International Conference On The Early Medieval Toponymy Of Ireland And Scotland
THE EARLIEST STRATA THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EARLY MEDIEVAL TOPONYMY OF IRELAND AND SCOTLAND An Dara Comhdháil Idirnáisiúnta ar Logainmníocht Luathmheánaoiseach na hÉireann agus na hAlban An Dàrna Co-labhairt Eadar-nàiseanta...
- 2008 Brixworth Lecture
2008 BRIXWORTH LECTURE Dr David Parsons (Institute of Name Studies, The University of Nottingham) THE PRE-VIKING PLACE-NAMES OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Saturday 1 November 2008 5pm (with tea in the Heritage Centre from 4pm) All Saints' Church, Brixworth...