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Lecturer(s)
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Spáčilová Libuše, prof. PhDr. Dr.
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Course content
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The lecture course will cover the following topics: 1. Personal Names (Anthroponyms): The historical development of given names of Germanic (Siegfried), Latin (Lorenz), Greek (Barbara), and Hebrew (Adam) origin; the development of surnames (Adolf an dem Bach Adolf Bach, der lange Kilian Kilian Lang); diversity of naming motivations; competing interpretations of name meanings; phonological variation in surnames; nicknames (Christian Krischen); pseudonyms (Aurore Dudevant George Sand); and personal naming systems in different cultures. 2. Animal Names (Zoonyms): Categories of animal names; names of zoo animals (Cora); pet names (Rex, Lumpi); names of livestock and breeding animals (Bacardi, Monsun); and names assigned to wild animals (Kaiman Sammy). 3. Place Names (Toponyms): Names of geographical regions (Republic of Austria), settlements (Bingen am Rhein), bodies of water (Danube), mountains and mountain ranges (Matterhorn, Erzgebirge/Ore Mountains), streets (Bäckergasse), buildings (Haus Zur wilden Gans), and celestial bodies (Mars). 4. Object Names (Chrematonyms): Product names (Aspirin), company names (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG), institutional names (Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg), titles of works of art (Claude Monet: Woman with a Parasol), and names of means of transport (Nordsee-Express). 5. Event Names: Typology of event names, illustrated by examples such as Operation Barbarossa and the Treaty of Versailles. 6. Names of Phenomena: Names assigned to major fires (The Great Fire of London), storm surges (Lucia Flood), and floods (Thuringian Deluge).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The lexicon and the inventory of proper names constitute two subdomains that share a common foundation, yet differ in a number of important respects. During their studies, students of German philology typically focus primarily on the lexicon, whereas the domain of proper names often remains theoretically underexplored. The lecture course and seminar are designed to introduce students to the field of onomastics. The first part of the course provides an overview of the theoretical and grammatical foundations of proper names, including their functions, their status as a distinct subclass of nouns, and their grammatical characteristics. In the second part, both the lecture component (theoretical) and the seminar component (practical) focus on the six most important categories of proper names, which are examined from a variety of perspectives and within different contexts.
Students will acquire fundamental theoretical knowledge of onomastics as a branch of German linguistics. They will become familiar with the principal characteristics of the six major categories of proper names, including: anthroponyms (personal names), zoonyms (names of animals), toponyms (place names), names of objects (ergonyms/chrematonyms), names of events, names of natural phenomena and disasters.
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Prerequisites
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The course is intended for all undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor's degree programme in German Philology as well as for students of Translation and Interpreting Studies. Successful completion of the course presupposes familiarity with German linguistic terminology at the level covered in the course Introduction to Linguistics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam, Student performance
Assessment for the course will take the form of a written examination evaluating students' theoretical understanding of the material covered in the lectures over the course of the semester.
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Recommended literature
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BAUER, G. Deutsche Namenkunde. Berlin. 1998.
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DEBUS, F. Namenkunde und Namengeschichte. Eine Einführung. Berlin. 2012.
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EICHDORFF, J. / SEIBICKE, W. / WOLFFSOHN, M. Name und Gesellschaft. Soziale Aspekte der Namengebung und Namenentwicklungklung. Mannheim / Leipzig / Wien / Zürich. 2001.
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Fleischer, W.; Helbig, G.; Lerchner, G. (Hrsg.). (2001). Kleine Enzyklopädie deutsche Sprache. Frankfurt am Main. u.a.
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KOHLHEIM, R. / KOHLHEIM, V. Duden. Familiennamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20 000 Nachnamen. Mannheim / Leipzig / Wien / Zürich. 2000.
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KOß, G. Namenforschung. Eine Einführung in die Onomastik. Tübingen. 1990.
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KUNZE, K. dtv-Atlas: Namenkunde. Vor- und Familiennamen im deutschen Sprachgebiet. München. 2003.
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NÜBLING, D. / FAHLBUSCH, F. / HEUSER, R.:. Namen. Eine Einführung in die Onomastik. Tübingen. 2012.
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