Ljudlikhet och betydelselikhet i flerspråkiga toponymer

•   The present article discusses toponyms in different languages referring to the  same geographical location, making a distinction between similarity in  sound (phonetic adaptation, name quotation, etc.) and similarity in sense  (name translation, etc.). In the latter case, following Coates (2005), a  distinction is made between semantic reference, onymic reference, and  apparent etymological sense. The short theoretical introduction is illustrated  with examples from bilingual or multilingual areas such as Southern Austria  (Kärnten—with German and Slovenian place-names) and, particularly,  Hong Kong, which exhibits an intricate interplay between two varieties of  Chinese—Cantonese and Mandarin—and English, where, due to the funda-  mental differences between the Chinese and English writing systems,  particular attention is paid to the different Romanization methods for  Chinese.   

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Studier av enskilda språk (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- Specific Languages (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- General Language Studies and Linguistics (hsv//eng)

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toponyms

multilingualism

German

Slovene

Cantonese

Mandarin

Chinese language

Kinesiska

Slavic languages

Slaviska språk

German language

Tyska språket

Bilingualism

Tvåspråkighet

English language

Engelska språket

Slavic Languages

slaviska språk

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