The Challenges of Studying Place-Name Politics in Multilingual Areas

A Comparison of Cartographic and Toponymic Databases in a Multilingual Environment: A Methodology for Detecting Redundancies Using ETL and GIS Tools

“…The current sociolinguistic context witnesses the presence of autonomous territoriality in which, in addition to Spanish and Basque, other languages of very different cultural origins coexist [73]. The political and identity issues related to multilingualism in place names have been studied by Jordan et al [74] and Mácha et al [7]. Moreover, the study of European policies and legislation is discussed by Ruiz Vieytez [75].…”

“…To the extent that these differences were previously mitigated, the comparison was more efficient. These issues have been tackled using neural networks in Alexis et al [7], both in onomastics and toponymy, as well as in GIS-based applications, such as the one described by Dalvi et al [99].…”

“…On the other hand, the analysis of the nature of its formation and the determining factors for its survival allow it to become a piece of the landscape archaeology [6], since they bring past realities to today. This patrimonial function of place names can also be observed in a sociolinguistic aspect, especially in regions where contact between languages has given rise to different forms of multilingualism over time [7]. In this context, we must also emphasize that the transversal nature of toponymy makes it necessary to maintain a multidisciplinary perspective in its treatment.…”