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INTRODUCTION Personal name is a vital aspect of cultural identity. As a child, you may have loved or hated your name. But you were rarely indifferent to it. “

This book fills a gap in the literature as it uniquely approaches onomastics from the perspective of both anthropology and linguistics. It addresses names and c

What are the most popular names of the Ambo people in Namibia? Why do so many Ambos have Finnish first names? What do the African names of these people mean? Wh

This book is a convergence of heterogeneous insights (from languages and literature, history, music, media and communications, computer science and information

This collection presents new research on key topics in anthropological linguistics, with a focus on African languages. While Africanist linguists have long been