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Naming cars in Romania involves motivated choices that result in patterns that have changed significantly after 1989. These mainly involve three onomastic categories: car brand names, personal car names and personalized registration numbers/plates.

Personal car names have become more than unofficial personal names, attributed by car owners or members of their family, as they do not only individualise cars, but also indicate the privileged status and treatment of the vehicle and the type of relationship they develop as owners and/or drivers.

In the contemporary world, registration numbers function as an institutional sign, a space for individual expression and an indication of an identity in motion, sometimes on the border between representation and regulation. Our paper aims to demonstrate that Romanian car registration numbers have become a cultural microtext in which personal biography, local identity and social symbolism intersect. From this perspective, they are no longer a simple administrative/official identification tool, but an alphanumeric code that can be analysed as a symbolic artifact loaded with information not only about the owner’s geographical area and the legal status of the vehicle, but also about aspects of personal and national identity.

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automotive denominative practices, brand car name, personal car name, vehicle registration plate

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This article aims to investigate the connection between the post-Brexit identity crises and the (un)naming strategies used in Anna Burns’ Milkman. To this purpose, it explores the manner in which the language of identity packages ideological content by reflecting on the Northern Ireland shattered identity, which alludes to the national identity crises generated by the 2016 Referendum in the UK.

In using a qualitative approach based on the Critical Stylistic Analysis Toolkit proposed by Jeffries in 2010, more specifically a selection of Critical Stylistic Devices, the article uncovers the author’s ideological standpoint by exploring her peculiar onomastic choices when referring to people, places, actions, events and states.

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unnaming, identity crisis, Brexit, critical stylistic analysis

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The present article focuses on the methodological problems encountered during the process of teaching Latin for pharmaceutical purposes at medical universities in Bulgaria, and, in particular, on the usage of drug brand names during the practical classes in Latin by the students from the specialties Pharmacists (with a master’s degree of educational level) and Pharmacy assistants (with a bachelor’s degree).

In building their professional competence, future pharmacists have to become familiar not only with the features of Latin language grammar but also to enrich their vocabulary with official terms from all the subsystems in Latin medical terminology. These items include anatomical and clinical lexicological units and phrases as well as terms naming chemical elements and substances, parts of plants, products of primary processing of the medical plants, drug forms, labels of groups of medicines with similar effects, and brand names of drugs. Any gap in that knowledge may cause serious problems connected with the health status of patients/medical drug users.

The main aim of the current investigation is to illustrate, in general, the content of the terminological corpus mentioned above and the essential rules existing within it. Lexical excerption and analysis are used as main methodological tools to achieve it.

The research topic is chosen on purpose because the information about drug brand names, their regulation, structural patterns, and etymological background is missing or situated at the periphery of the specialized literature and Latin textbooks for pharmaceutical students.

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Latin for pharmaceutical purposes, drug brand name, medical terminology, pharmaceutical terminology, specialized Latin methodology

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For several years, the Romanian population, both in the country and in the diaspora, has been giving signals in community circles that it is facing a crisis of cultural identity and belonging, generated by the fear of assimilation of the Romanian national identity, in the face of the challenge of integration into the wider community of the European Union and the countries in which it currently resides.

Failure to address societal issues with scientific tools can increase anxieties and dilemmas, or, conversely, the academic environment can contribute to finding solutions and mitigations. Therefore, we propose to investigate and analyze, using a primarily qualitative research methodology (8 semi-structured interviews conducted), the opinion of Romanians in the diaspora on what they understand by Romanian cultural identity and how they try to preserve it, through direct interaction with the cultural and social environment of the host countries. The subjects studied were Romanians living in different EU countries (France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Spain, Italy), of various ages and professions. The main themes we aimed to address in the discussions were: integration, preservation of national/cultural identity, and inherent factors (language, cultural practices), operationalized through specific questions in the interview guide.

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inter-/ multiculturalism, contemporary migration (Romania), Romanian diaspora, cultural identity (linguistic, religious, traditions), cultural identity crisis, multiple cultural identity: European / Romanian.

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This paper explores the practice of renaming as a mechanism of identity erasure within the framework of the Magdalene laundries, in contemporary Irish literature. The laundries were institutions where women labelled as ‘sinners’ were confined and exploited. In the context of the construction of the Irish Catholic State, the systematic erasure of identity through the practice of renaming functioned as a means of enforcing silence on the incarcerated women. The paper employs a literary analysis methodology, with a focus on the selected works of V.S. Alexander and Claire Keegan with the aim of elucidating the ways in which the Magdalene laundries reflect broader cultural anxieties. The findings highlight the role of tools such as renaming and isolation to dehumanize the penitents and exert social control. The paper has practical implications for understanding how literature contributes to the critique of institutional power while preserving historical memory. The novelty resides in the analysis of the symbolic and performative role of renaming in literary representations of the Magdalene laundries, thereby contributing to interdisciplinary discussions on gender, memory and narrative justice.

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carcerality, gendered victimhood, Magdalene laundries, Otherness, renaming

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This is a contrastive study of two translation variants of Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter, one made by Angela Rodel, the English translator of the novel and the other translated by AI, namely ChatGPT5. This study aims to examine the translation techniques employed in both versions when naming culture specific terms. Our main hypothesis is that AI provides acceptable translation equivalents in some cases but fails when stylistic effects and culture-bound items should be translated. The two research questions we aim to answer are whether the need for human translators will decline in the face of AI development and whether it will be possible to depend only on machine translation. The results show that upgrading the AI can help the translation industry but, in many cases, it cannot replace the human touch in a fiction text.

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Human translation, AI translation, translation techniques, culture specific terms, stylistic effects.

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This study explores the interplay of religion, culture, and historical identity in the naming patterns of Nigerian past and present rulers. The study adopts socio-onomastics as the theoretical framework which considers names as linguistic markers of identity shaped by social structures. Qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis are adopted to analyse the names of 15 Nigerian leaders comprising of 1 Prime Minister, 9 Presidents and 5 military heads of State across different geopolitical zones through historical and linguistic sources. The qualitative aspect unveils the origin and the contextual meanings of the names. It is discovered that religion significantly influence name choice, as observed in Arabic and Hebrew influences among Muslim and Christian leaders, respectively. Culture also plays a crucial role, particularly among the Yoruba, who bear praise names and deity-related names. Northern naming conventions are often derived from toponyms. Additionally, intercultural interplay is seen in names that combine Arabic, English, and indigenous influences. The quantitative analysis presents the statistical distribution of the names following Adeniyi (2017) classification of names. Thus, given/birth name has the highest percentage (33.33%); followed by God worshiped/deities name which holds 23.53%. Royalty/nobility has 15.7% while place name owns 9.80%. Animal oriented names, plant names and hydronyms attract the same percentage of 3.92% each. Destiny/situational names, infantile mortality names and personal praise names take the least frequency of 1.96% with just a single token in each. This study concludes that Nigerian names are complex identity markers that enshrine religion, ethnicity, history and culture.

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name, Nigeria leaders, Culture, Socio-onomastics, Religion, history

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The study focuses on the pragmatic perspectives of gratitude communicative interactions in British-English and Bulgarian TV talk show programmes, with a particular emphasis on cases where Grice’s conversational Maxims are intentionally flouted. Based on conversational exchanges from two purpose-built corpora, the paper identifies, classifies, and analyzes the explicit and implicit forms of gratitude acts, exploring their adherence to or deviation from the Maxims of Quality, Quantity, Manner, and Relevance. Beyond mere pattern classification, the study further examines the contextual dynamics in terms of stylistic devices and the realization of communicative goals, extended illocutionary force, and politeness perspective. Additionally, the research aims to examine the contextual dynamics between conversational implicature breaches and face management, providing a contrastive analysis of how speakers in both cultural settings strategically navigate politeness and demonstrate social identity. When examined through the prism of mediated contextual settings, such as magazine-style talk shows and entertainment formats, the communicative exchanges of gratitude reveal intricate pragmatic nuances. These nuances extend beyond the core pragmatic function of expressing gratitude, evolving into more elaborate, expressive, and strategically directed forms of social interaction.

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conversational implicatures, flouting, gratitude communicative acts, illocutionary force, pragmatic perspective

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The research object of the present article is the Bulgarian anthroponyms, both male and female, derived from Neo-Latin names. Lexicological excerption and linguistic and extralinguistic analyses are the primary onomastic methods of investigation. The aim is to create and share a complete list of these onyms based on a corpus retrieved from specialized onomastic dictionaries. To make this study as comprehensive as possible, it is essential to uncover the original etymology of these anthroponyms whenever possible, to define the principles of formation of Slavic anthroponyms from the original Latin names, and to consider the extralinguistic information regarding their canonization. This investigation has not been conducted by any other author to date and it is focused solely on the primary forms of Bulgarian personal names with a Latin stem, specifically anthroponyms derived from genuine Latin names, rather than from Latinized Greek, Etruscan, Celtic, Germanic, or other types of personal names. Double and triple anthroponyms that include a Latin name are also excluded, together with the hypocoristic names, the calqued ones, or any derived forms of the anthroponyms under inverstigation.

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Bulgarian anthroponymicon, neo-Latin personal name, Roman personal name system, Latin, Christianity.

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The English bestiary tradition comprises numerous lavishly illuminated manuscripts written in Latin, as well as shorter and less ornate variants of the Physiologus, the foundational text at the heart of the bestiary genre. This article examines several renowned manuscripts, analysing the structure of the animal chapters and the significance of the accompanying illustrations. The aim is to identify connections and intersections between the texts from various sources and to draw conclusions about how the names of the animals relate to their behaviours. This article explores two primary areas of research. First, it examines the theological significance of the act of naming the animals and its relevance within the context of the bestiary. Second, it highlights the distinctions between the Latin text of the bestiaries and their Middle English and Middle French translations. The article focuses particularly on the description of the siren, as it illuminates certain discrepancies present in the more elaborate Latin bestiaries produced in England, offering potential explanations through evidence drawn from the Middle English version. The study demonstrates how the animal narratives are employed for distinct purposes in each of these texts and how, despite sharing a common source, they developed in different directions and acquired distinct literary and thematic identities. The findings of this research confirm, on the one hand, the distinctive character of each text: the Latin bestiaries exhibit a more encyclopaedic orientation, whereas the French translations display a markedly poetic quality. At the same time, the study offers new insights into the interactions between these texts, which coexisted within the same cultural milieu and temporal framework.

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Medieval bestiaries, Middle English literature, animal symbolism, manuscript illumination.

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This article explores the Cyrillic-to-Latin script reform in Kazakhstan through a comparative analysis of similar reforms in Turkic, Slavic, and Romance-speaking countries. With a focus on the treatment of proper names – anthroponyms and toponyms – it examines the political, phonological, technological, and cultural implications of script transition. Drawing on case studies from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Romania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the article demonstrates that alphabet reform is not merely a technical shift but a sociolinguistic process embedded in identity politics and institutional practice. Special emphasis is placed on issues such as phoneme–grapheme correspondence, name standardisation, dual-script coexistence, digital infrastructure, and public reception. The analysis culminates in a set of actionable lessons for Kazakhstan’s ongoing Latinisation reform, advocating for a balanced approach that integrates historical continuity, digital usability, and inclusive linguistic policy.

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script reform, proper names, Kazakhstan, Latinisation, transliteration policy, anthroponyms, toponyms

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This study aims to analyse how Romanian diaspora groups on Facebook use online communication to reconstruct, reinforce, and transmit their cultural identity. Social networks have become a space where interactional rituals – inclusion/exclusion, engagement, education, valorisation, and institutionalization – manifest themselves, structuring exchanges and consolidating community cohesion. From a socio-anthropological perspective (including ethnography, interactional sociology, and Goffmanian theory), on the one hand, and contemporary approaches to ritual, on the other, our research method relies on examining the ways language is used and the contextual cues that reflect the linguistic and social practices of members of diasporic groups. Functioning as rituals, these social and linguistic practices express the tension between the need for integration into the host society and the attachment to cultural and national heritage. Interpretation of diaspora group posts shows that members reaffirm their cultural belonging, combat negative stereotypes, transmit language and traditions to younger generations, and celebrate religious or national events, thus imbuing these practices with a ritualistic dimension. These interactions reveal dual dynamics: maintaining ties with the culture of origin and, progressively, adapting to the host society. Thus, Facebook appears as a symbolic and performative space, where the diaspora constantly negotiates its dual identity and transforms virtual communication into an essential instrument of cohesion, recognition, and cultural resilience.

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diaspora, cultural identity, ritual, social networks, diasporic groups

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This article examines how walking, as both a physical and symbolic act, can serve as a medium for heritage mediation when coupled with a digital device. The study extends previous research on the web documentary E Strade di San Michele in Balagna (Vallecalle 2022) by exploring a transmedia configuration that connects screen-based interaction with in-situ experience. Conducted in partnership with local cultural institutions in Corsica, the experiment combined a printed map, site-specific QR codes triggering audio capsules, and an online platform (M3C) that extends the experience over time. Methodologically, the research draws on the REMIND approach (Schmitt, 2018) adapted to walking, following a three-stage protocol (T1-T2-T3) that captures memory before, during, and after the experience. Through qualitative analysis of audio traces, questionnaires, and interviews, the study highlights how meaning is co-constructed between body, milieu, and device. Results reveal that walking not only transmits content but reconfigures it in contact with the environment: voice becomes presence, light turns into air-color, and the narrative motif becomes a wayfinding cue. This process supports a situated “we” of experience, where collective attention, sensory memory, and local anchoring foster shared interpretation. The article argues that walking functions as a medium in the strong sense – neither mere conduit nor context – but a milieu–technique–relation that transforms what it carries. It concludes by proposing design principles for an engineering of experiential mediations linking digital storytelling and territorial transmission.

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heritage, transmedia, walking, lived experience, mediation.

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