LINGUIST List 6.117

Fri 27 Jan 1995

FYI: Manuscripts on names, Courses at Vilem Mathesius

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1. , manuscripts on names for NAMES, Journal of the American Name Society
2. Eva Hajicova, Linguistics and semiotics at VILEM MATHESIUS CENTRE

NAMES, the Journal of the American Name Society, invites
manuscripts on names and their roles in society. NAMES
publishes articles and notes of general, regional and theoretical
interest as well as the results of specialized research in
onomastics. Appropriate studies may deal with aspects of personal
names, place names, names in literature or specialized names and
naming, in historical or contemporary contexts. NAMES is a fully-
refereed journal, now in its 42nd year of continuous publication.

Articles appearing in recent issues include:
Games with Names in Midnight's Children'
Objectional Sport Team Designations
Male College Nicknames in the 1950s
Naming Patterns of Recent Immigrants to Israel
Reading the 'Deep Talk' of Literary Names and Naming
The In-House Honorifics of Lewis and Clark
Changing Names on Peruvian Trucks

Requests for further information, sample copies of NAMES,
books for review and manuscripts for consideration (three
copies of articles, one copy of notes) should be sent to

Edward Callary, Editor, NAMES
English Department, Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Il 60115

The 6th Series of Courses in

L I N G U I S T I C S A N D S E M I O T I C S

held by
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VILEM MATHESIUS CENTRE *** *** *** *** ///
AT CHARLES UNIVERSITY *** *** *** ***/ //
Prague, Czech Republic ****** *** ***
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takes place in Prague ///
from April 10th till 21st, 1995

Teachers: E. Bach (USA), R. Cooper (GB), E. Engdahl (GB),
E. Jelinek (USA), A. Joshi (USA), E.F.K. Koerner (Canada),
B.H. Partee (USA), M. Pinkal (Germany), J. Svartvik
(Sweden), M. Steedman (USA), M. Cervenka (CZ), E. Hajicova
(CZ), O. Leska (CZ), M. Prochazka (CZ), P. Sgall (CZ),
T. Vlcek (CZ), and others.

Deadline for applications: February 15th, 1995
Tuition fee: (incl. double room lodging) $380 or equiv.
(a limited number of grants for EE students available)
Contact: MFF UK - linguistics, c/o Mrs Brdickova,
 Malostranske n. 25, 118 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
fax: +422-532742 phone: +422-24510286
e-mail: hajicovaufal.mff.cuni.cz
 brdickovaufal.mff.cuni.cz