End of ADS-L Digest - 26 Jan 1995 to 27 Jan 1995

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There are 7 messages totalling 200 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. names

 2. message on TV and dialect influence in Louisiana (fwd)

 3. correction on TV & dialect discussion

 4. Please forgive - can't sign off (2)

 5. GURT 1995 - Preregistration notice

 6. Boston accent



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Date:  Sat, 28 Jan 1995 12:26:00 CST

From:  Edward Callary <TB0EXC1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MVS.CSO.NIU.EDU>

Subject: names



NAMES, the Journal of the American Name Society, invites

manuscripts on names and their roles in society. NAMES

publishes articles and notes of general, regional and theoretical

interest as well as the results of specialized research in

onomastics. Appropriate studies may deal with aspects of personal

names, place names, names in literature or specialized names and

naming, in historical or contemporary contexts. NAMES is a fully-

refereed journal, now in its 42nd year of continuous publication.



Articles appearing in recent issues include:

Games with Names in Midnight's Children'

Objectional Sport Team Designations

Male College Nicknames in the 1950s

Naming Patterns of Recent Immigrants to Israel

Reading the 'Deep Talk' of Literary Names and Naming

The In-House Honorifics of Lewis and Clark

Changing Names on Peruvian Trucks



Requests for further information, for sample copies of NAMES,

books for review and manuscripts for consideration (three

copies of articles, one copy of notes) should be sent to



Edward Callary, Editor, NAMES

English Department, Northern Illinois University

DeKalb Il 60115