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To achieve this goal, it is committed to the publication of research and the development of research tools. Thus, its members come from diverse disciplines such as [[linguistics]], [[philology]], history, sociology, [[anthropology]], [[psychology]], [[geography]] and literary research. |
To achieve this goal, it is committed to the publication of research and the development of research tools. Thus, its members come from diverse disciplines such as [[linguistics]], [[philology]], history, sociology, [[anthropology]], [[psychology]], [[geography]] and literary research. |
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This organization replaced the former International Committee of Onomastic Sciences, which was composed exclusively of representatives of member countries and did not welcome individual researchers as this new structure allows. |
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== ''ONOMA'' == |
== ''ONOMA'' == |
Revision as of 09:06, 24 December 2021
The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) is an international academic organization of scholars with a special interest in onomastics, the scientific study of names (e.g. place-names, personal names, and proper names of all other kinds). The official languages of ICOS are English, French, and German.
Work of the scholars of ICOS
Members research:
- the origin and history of names,
- the personal name-systems used by different cultures,
- the demographic patterns of names in different societies,
- the use and significance of names of characters in literature,
- brand-name creation,
- many related topics in the naming of persons, places, institutions, works of art, and other miscellaneous objects.
They are also involved in practical projects such as the international standardization of geographical names.
One of the aims of ICOS, unlike many national societies for name-study, is the advancement, representation and co-ordination of name-research on an international level and in an interdisciplinary context.
To achieve this goal, it is committed to the publication of research and the development of research tools. Thus, its members come from diverse disciplines such as linguistics, philology, history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, geography and literary research.
This organization replaced the former International Committee of Onomastic Sciences, which was composed exclusively of representatives of member countries and did not welcome individual researchers as this new structure allows.
ONOMA
ICOS publishes the annual journal ONOMA, which is its official publication. ONOMA is managed by a General Editor in conjunction with an Editorial Board. It contains topical research reports as well as basic theoretical articles concerning all areas of scholarly name research. Presently, each issue is thematic, and has a guest editor. ICOS also publishes an irregular newsletter. ISSN 0078-463X.
Working groups
ICOS has two active working groups, striving:
- to create an international bibliography of name-study
- to help create an internationally agreed technical terminology for name-study
Congresses
The International Congress of Onomastic Sciences, which is normally held every three years, is a major academic conference organised on behalf of ICOS by one of its members. The General Assembly of ICOS, which also functions as its business meeting, and at which its officers are elected, is usually held at these congresses. The ordinary business of ICOS is transacted by the elected board of directors.
Until the present, the following congresses have been run:
- Paris, 1938
- Paris, 1947
- Bruxelles [Brussels], 1949
- Uppsala, 1952
- Salamanca, 1955
- München [Munich], 1958
- Firenze [Florence], 1961
- Amsterdam, 1963
- London, 1966
- Wien [Vienna], 1969
- Sofia, 1972
- Bern, 1975
- Kraków, 1978
- Ann Arbor, 1981
- Leipzig, 1984
- Québec, 1987
- Helsinki, 1990
- Trier, 1993
- Aberdeen, 1996
- Santiago de Compostela, 1999
- Uppsala, 2002
- Pisa, 2005
- York University, Toronto, 2008
- Barcelona, 2011
- Glasgow, 2014
- Debrecen, 2017
The next Congress will be held in Krakow (Poland) in 2020.[1]
The Proceedings of each Conference to no. 20, as well as those of no. 23, have been published. Three volumes of no. 21 have also been published, and the first of no. 22, and the rest are in preparation.
Presidents
- Professor Hendrik Jozef van de Wijer (Leuven), 1950–1968
- Professor Henri Draye[2] (Leuven), 1969-1983
- Professor Karel Roelandts[3] (Leuven), 1984–1990
- Professor Wilhelm F.H. Nicolaisen (New York / Aberdeen), 1990–1996
- Professor Robert Rentenaar[4] (Amsterdam), 1996–1999
- Professor Isolde Hausner (Vienna), 1999–2002
- Dr. Mats Wahlberg (Uppsala), 2002–2005
- Professor Maria Giovanna Arcamone (Pisa), 2005–2008
- Professor Sheila Embleton (Toronto), 2008–2011
- Professor Carole Hough (Glasgow), 2011–2014
- Dr. Milan Harvalík[5] (Prague), 2014–2017
- Dr. Paula Sjöblom (Turku), 2017–2020
See also
References
- ^ "Organisational bid for XXVII International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (2020) | The International Council of Onomastic Sciences". icosweb.net. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Nicolaisen, W. F. H. (March 1984). "In Memoriam: Henri Draye (1911–1983)". Names. 32 (1): 74–76. doi:10.1179/nam.1984.32.1.74. ISSN 0027-7738.
- ^ "IM Karel Roelandts". alum.kuleuven.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Niehof, Femke. "Rob Rentenaar 23/9/1938 – 9/5/2016". meertens.knaw.nl. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "PhDr. Milan Harvalík, PhD – Ústav pro jazyk český". ujc.cas.cz. Retrieved 1 October 2018.