Toponyms and spatial representations

Reszegi, Katalin (2020) Toponyms and spatial representations. Onomastica, 69. ISSN 0078-4648 (In Press)

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Abstract

My paper addresses an interesting issue in name theory, the relationship between toponyms and spatial representations as well as the cultural differences manifesting themselves in connection with these. Studies have shown that the name model (a general knowledge of names) created based on the mental representation of names is partly language and culture dependent. Thus the knowledge of the speaker on how reliably the toponyms correlate with the actual features of the landscape or whether they should only be considered as labels identifying an area is culturally determined. This, in turn, influences the extent to which we may rely on them in structuring space and in creating a cognitive map.

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