Title:

Živá toponymie v obci Rusava

Subtitle:

Popular toponymy in the village of Rusava (the Czech Republic )

Creator:

Rausová, Jana

Publisher:

Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Kraków

Date issued/created:

2018

Description:

568 s.

Type of object:

Book/Chapter

Subject and Keywords:

place names ; socio-onomastics ; popular toponymy ; Rusava ; questionnaire survey

Abstract:

The paper deals with popular (non-standardized) toponymy in the Moravian village of Rusava, whichwas founded in the 17th century. Located in the Hostýnské vrchy and surrounded by forests, the villagehas become predominantly a tourist region. The results of the survey, which was conducted in years2015 and 2016, are presented in this paper. Popular place names were collected in interviews with localinhabitants. General knowledge and usage of selected place names were investigated during subsequentquestionnaire survey. Data were analysed with regards to social characteristics of the respondents andtheir relation to the locality. The research showed connections between toponymy, its users and the area.The main aspects influencing the knowledge and usage of toponymy are: age, length of stay, knowledgeof the area, knowledge of the dialect, opinion about renaming, interest in community life and feelingsabout home. Compared to different areas, the main aspect influencing knowledge and usage of toponymywas socio-economic character of the area, especially if the area is a tourist destination.

Start page:

425

End page:

437

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Rozdział

Format:

pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.17651/ONOMAST2018.33

Language:

cze

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Access:

Open