S02: The naming process
 
 

6. Name types

 


Names might be

  • Simplex: Hawaii, Oslo, Pretoria, Enschede
  • Complex: Port Elizabeth, al-Qahira, New York, Frankfurt am Main


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Apart from establishing relationships or memorizing events, names do more

  • They have/provide connotations! (descriptive backing):
    What do you think of when you hear the name Hawaii, New York, Gaza Strip?

  • Names provide boundaries: in an urban environment street names are grouped in themes, so that when a person hears a street name, he recognises the theme and will know where to go

 
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