Monumentálne dielo slovanskej onomastiky
The paper introduces a two-volume publication entitled Slavonic Onomastics. Encyclopedia (SOE), written by a collective of authors and released in Polland (2002 – 2003). SOE includes editor’s preface by E. Rzetelska-Feleszko, introductory chapter by R. Šrámek, 24 „hyperchapters“ (entries) and supplements. Each entry is composed of 12 chapters devoted to onomastics and onymy in Polland, Czech republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, Belorus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia; attention is paid to onymy of the Slavs in Germany, too. SOE contains parts that discuss various onomastic issues (history, theory, terminology, etymology, anthroponymy, toponymy, chrematonymy, language contacts etc.). SOE is predominantly based on a comparative background and represents a first synthetic description of proper names in slavonic linguistics.
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