“We shall know a place by its names”: Co-existing place names in Bindura, Zimbabwe

Zuvalinyenga, Dorcas

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“…Cultural and political conflicts between the authorities and locals (Babb, 2001; Basik, 2023a; Brocket, 2021; Madden, 2018; Rose‐Redwood, 2008a; Shoval, 2013). The vernacular urban names in everyday life (Love, 2021; Olma, 2023; Pred, 1990; Ryu, 2012; Zuvalinyenga, 2020). …”

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Problematizing urban microtoponyms

Basik

2023

Geography Compass

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A spatial perspective on microtoponyms, informal non‐standardized names of small objects and places known to the locals, is an often‐neglected segment of urban political toponymic theory and practice. Though critically‐oriented thinkers have acknowledged the role of vernacular place names in the spatial organization of symbolic cultural landscapes, place‐making processes, and the everyday life of people and their communities, conceptual spatial‐political theorizations on this subject have been relatively rare. Driven upon the critical toponymic theory, this paper aims to delineate a conceptual framework for studying urban microtoponyms as spatial phenomena by integrating the toponymic plurality notion. Based on examples primarily from non‐Western geographical contexts, this paper offers a fresh perspective on urban place naming practices and related spatial processes providing some analytical pathways for critical scholars in urban toponymy and guiding potential empirical investigations in this field.

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“…4. The vernacular urban names in everyday life (Love, 2021;Olma, 2023;Pred, 1990;Ryu, 2012;Zuvalinyenga, 2020).…”

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Problematizing urban microtoponyms

Basik

2023

Geography Compass

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“…Now I will turn to the renaming and respelling of cities, and streets within cities, in the post-colonial era, which begin in 1947, as probably the first known and first visible onomastic acts of decolonization in India to be noticed outside India, signalling this new post-colonial era. For a quick overview of the Indian situation, see Tharoor (2013); for broader discussion of decolonization and changing power relationships via renaming beyond the Indian context please see Caiazzo and Nick (2020), Kostanski (2011), Puzey andKostanski (2016), andZuvalinyenga (2021).…”

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Names in India: History, Colonialism, Renaming, Contemporary Issues

Embleton

2023

Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science Volume 1 Keynote Lectures Toponomastics

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With a population of just over 1.4 billion, India has just become the most populous country in the world, and the seventh largest by land area (3,287,263 sq. km). India has enjoyed a rapid recent rise to prominence on the world stage, both politically and economically. Yet very little is known by “Western” scholars about naming in India, whether naming of people or of places. India is a very diverse land, with many cultures, religions, languages, climates, and geographies. Added to this are India’s colonial past (British, French, Portuguese), various other rulers and influencers over the years (e.g., Mughals), social factors such as the caste system, all leading to very complicated systems of naming, with much regional and ethnic variation. This paper will give an overview of relevant history and colonial influences, before moving on to several phases of post-colonial renaming/respelling of toponyms (e.g., Bombay/Mumbai, Madras/Chennai). I will then turn to personal naming systems, looking at different systems as determined by social class and caste, religion, gender discrimination, and other features such as northern (Indo-European) vs. southern (Dravidian). Throughout, there will be attention to the sociological and sociopolitical contexts of contemporary India, as well as the influence of English and “Western” culture.

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“…Toponyms are place names and these names can give a history of a place; they become part of a cultural landscape that remains well after both name owners and name givers have passed away. It can be said that names and naming practices of places give people windows into events and values of particular places (Zuvalinyenge, 2020). In other words, toponyms make it possible for people to identify a location and at the same time, memorializing the associated historical, social and cultural scenery of that name.…”

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“…It was thus the decision of the local people to preserve their culture in their indigenous language, languages being strong cultural tools to unify people. In Zuvalinyenge (2020) names are lenses through past events and values of particular places.…”

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Solusi University Toponyms: An Ideological and Morpho-Syntactic Perspective

Muchemwa

2023

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Names are very significant in people’s lives for they reveal historical, social and cultural ideologies of a people. Place names can be said to be an under-utilized resource in historical, social and cultural contexts which, when fully exploited, has much to tell on what people should value. When linguistically analyzing these names, morphological and syntactical aspects usually merge. This study explored the ideological, morphological and syntactic perspectives of the linguistic landscape of Solusi University, specifically focusing on places on the campus, roads, hostels and other important buildings like the library and halls of residents. A critical internal analysis of name-structures was done. The researcher used qualitative research methodology where documents were studied and semi-structured interviews were administered to local elderly people to receive data on names at the university. Findings show that Solusi University names can be classified under the syntagmatic morpho-syntactic category. Again, the naming at the university brought out what can be termed contribution ideology. Most of places were given names of people who significantly contributed to the establishment and development of Solusi (first as a college and later as a university). The structure of these names reveals morphological and syntactical patterns that are worth to be studied. The study recommends people awareness of place names in their locales so that they appreciate what name contributors have done to humanity. People should also study place names for their aesthetic value as well as for their reference to humanity’s social history.

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“We shall know a place by its names”: Co-existing place names in Bindura, Zimbabwe

Abstract: Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (CNRS UMR 8586) Electronic reference Dorcas Zuvalinyenga, « "We shall know a place by its names": Co-existing place names in Bindura,

Cited by 6 publications

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Problematizing urban microtoponyms

Problematizing urban microtoponyms

Names in India: History, Colonialism, Renaming, Contemporary Issues

Solusi University Toponyms: An Ideological and Morpho-Syntactic Perspective

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