On motivation of the hodonyms in the city of Rzeszów (Reichshof) in World War II Cover Image

Zur Motivierung von Hodonymen in der Stadt Rzeszów (Reichshof) im Zweiten Weltkrieg
On motivation of the hodonyms in the city of Rzeszów (Reichshof) in World War II

Author(s): Andrzej S. Feret
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Hodonym; Rzeszów; World War II

Summary/Abstract: Street names not only have a topographical-spatial orientation function, but also reflect history and are a political and cultural instrument. At the time of the National Socialist dictatorship street and place names were changed in Germany. Also in the cities of the Generalgouvernement, in Poland many streets and squares were renamed during the Second World War. The article aims to present how the streets and squares in Rzeszów (Reichshof) were named in World War II. An attempt is made to determine which functions can be observed in ‘new’ urban designations.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 225-238
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: German