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1151 | 9 | geographic names of ethno-linguistic minority origin in bulgaria: regulation and approaches | Bilyana Borisova1, Ivaylo Stamenkov1, Boian Koulov2

This chapter aims to describe the transformation of toponyms of ethno-linguistic minority origin in Bulgaria since its Liberation in 1878. It characterizes the peculiarities of geographic names’ standardization in the different historical periods, identifies and analyzes the relevant institutions, legal regulations, and implemented public policy approaches, used in the process. The study concludes that Bulgarian society attaches great importance to naming and re-naming of settlements, in particular, but of the other geographic objects as well. Therefore, the place name standardization responsibilities and regulation are generally split between the highest, non-political institution that represents the whole nation – the Presidency – and the lowest administrative territorial level – the Municipal Councils – which is closest to the citizens and, according to the Constitution, embody local self-government. Toponymy standardization of ethno-linguistic minority origin is not separated from the ongoing regular transformation of geographic names in the country. The overall number of toponym changes decreases after the political transformation of the late 1980s, which is even more typical for place names of minority origin.

Bilyana Borisova1, Ivaylo Stamenkov1, Boian Koulov2
1. Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”; 2. Climate, Atmosphere and Waters Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

 
ID Abstract: 9

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1138 | 928 | Toponyms in the names of football clubs in two Polish regions: types, structures, specificity. | Artur Bajerski

Toponyms, i.e. local geographical names, not only have a specific origin, but are also often used in the names of various institutions (e.g. culture, sport, etc.), giving them a more easily noticeable local/regional/national character and facilitating identification with them by the inhabitants. The subject of the presentation are toponyms contained in the names of football clubs in two Polish regions (Wielkopolska and Małopolska). The names of football clubs have been a focus of interest to researchers for many years and for many reasons, i.e. they are the subject of frequent local conflicts, in particular in the case of changes in traditional names in connection with the implementation of the marketing goals of the club authorities (Creţan 2021), but also in the case of changes dictated by political shifts (Sindbæk 2013), which is associated with their functions, marketing, identity or even totemic functions (Fastyn 2021)._x000D_
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In the presentation, I want to address a less frequently discussed problem, i.e. the scale of occurrence of toponyms and their individual types among the local names of football clubs from two physiographically different regions of Poland – lowland Wielkopolska and upland-mountainous Małopolska. The research results allows to answer the questions whether the differences in the geographical environment translate into the commonness of toponyms (and their individual types) in the names of football clubs and whether the more physiographically diverse natural environment translates into more frequent use of toponyms in the names of football clubs (in particular hydronyms and oronyms)._x000D_

Artur Bajerski
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

 
ID Abstract: 928

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