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The ANS was founded in 1951 to promote onomastics, the study of names and naming practices. It seeks to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics in names. https://www.americannamesociety.org
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@americanname.bsky.social@americanname.bsky.social → @americannamesociety.orgSo on Friday @languageinsociety.bsky.social published my new article, Against the Game! It explores toponymic politics in one of the most successful videogame franchises of all time, asking how Civilization players engage with coloniality & placenames 🧵 #Sociolinguistics #PopCulture buff.ly/PiQVW50
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Show PostDo you know all the names for the full #moon? In the Northern Hemisphere, especially in North America, we often refer to full moons by special #names. The names vary widely from different regions and cultures. 🌕🔭 Find out more about full moon names: buff.ly/3aLfq82 📸 Marsha Chan.
Show PostEilen tuli pidettyä vuoden ensimmäinen esitelmä, ja samalla ensimmäinen esitelmä American Name Societyn vuositapaamisessa. / Yesterday was the first presentation of the year, and my very first presentation at the American Name Society Annual Meeting. ✨ @americannamesociety.org #ANS #onomastics
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