onomastics
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌɑːnəˈmæstɪks/
- Specialized
:
onomástica
- I learned all sorts of things about onomastics, foods of a number of cultures, dances, and clothing.
Examples
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If you're interested in onomastics, the American Name Society (who put out the Names Journal) has a listserv.
Blog text (31) -
Grimaud describes onomastics as "the study of proper names" and discusses its implications and applications in the study of literature.
Academic text (1993) -
There is a field of study called Onomastics?
Blog text (31) -
"Onomastics and the Study of Literature.
Academic text (1993) -
There's a journal dedicated to onomastics?!
Blog text (31) -
If material from onomastics, comparative religion, or archaeology is included, the complexities only increase." (2004, 50)
Academic text (2018) -
The onomastics of his name, the symbolic and semiotically clunky naming patterns in pulp style, always obtrude.
Academic text (1990) -
Of course, Donald Keene also provides an index (Japanese onomastics tend to blur), but Sonnenberg's index is one more preposterous charge, a reminder that insolent and obsolete both mean not in use.
Academic text (1994) -
The field of onomastics studies the origins and meanings of names.
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Academics in onomastics analyze how names influence cultural identities.
How Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
21
5.0
3
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
onomastics = onomastic (opaque) = onomast + ic + s
The adjective 'onomastic' (onomast + -ic) can be interpreted as 'relating to names', but the combining form is rare and the adjective itself is not highly frequent, so learners may only partly recognize it.
Etymology
Onomastics comes from the Greek root onoma meaning 'name' and the ending -ics meaning 'a field of study'. So, onomastics is the study of names, and you can see the same root in anonymous ('without' a name), which helps you remember that this field looks at the origin and meaning of people's and place names.