Onomastik, Band III, Namensoziologie (Reprint 2017)

The central concern of Section III »Sociology of Names« is the interdependency between personal namegiving, personal name use, and social structure in various cultures from a diachronic and synchronic perspective. A panel discussion on the subject »Centre and Periphery in Socio-Onomastic Studies« summarizes important findings yielded by research into the sociology of names and naming.