Commemorative Urbanonyms and Their Role in the Creation of Post-War Urbanonymy (On the Example of Prague) Cover Image

Honorifikační urbanonyma a jejich úloha při formování poválečné urbanonymie (na příkladu Prahy)
Commemorative Urbanonyms and Their Role in the Creation of Post-War Urbanonymy (On the Example of Prague)

Author(s): Martina Kojetínová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: onomastics; urbanonymy; commemorative place names; ideology; Prague

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to describe specific trends in the development of Prague street names following the end of the Second World War. The main purpose of the research is to show all topics, which arose in post-war society and which also influenced post-war street naming (e. g. eliminating symbols of Nazi Germany, celebrating of our west and east rescuers, laudation of dead heroes, turnover to hussite tradition, turnover to interwar Czechoslovakia etc.). The paper also shows examples of ideological and political influences on street naming after 1948.

  • Issue Year: LVI/2016
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 124-139
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Czech