'Ecology,'the concept which made ecolinguistics possible, has its origin in the 19th century,
in which Charles Darwin looked at the 'evolution'of organisms and the development of …

What are place names? From where do they originate? How are they structured? What do
they signify? How important are they in our life? This groundbreaking book explores these …

Place names, or toponyms, provide a useful geographical reference system; they can help
analyse past landscapes, recover history and understand changes. Among place names …

Human perception and actions are to a certain extent conditioned by language, as linguistic
devices such as grammar, vocabulary and discourse can reinforce our views about …

Senses of place are strongly intertwined with senses of heritage and cultural identity.
Heritage places are distinctive not only for their tangible dimensions, but also the intangible …

Ecolinguistics provides several questions relevant to toponymy (placenaming studies). The
one detailed in this chapter is: How can relationships implicating people, language, place …

Informed by critical heritage studies, Pacific theory-building scholarship and Indigenous
research methodologies, this article introduces Aa Norf'k Wieh–a Pitcairn descendant …

abstract The classic approach to research on toponymy is limited to a linguistic focus. This
reductionism has had a negative impact on the study of the toponymy of intercultural and …

Abui is a Papuan language spoken in Alor Island, South-East Indonesia. Although there are
rich studies on the Abui language and its structure, research on Abui toponymy, which aids …

The term 'magic'is problematic. Magic studies have rapidly developed in recent decades and
have suggested various ways of understanding the term, especially regarding objects from …