ALENCAR, Valdetonio Pereira de. O significado dos nomes próprios. 2007. 98f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Filosofia, Fortaleza (CE), 2007. / Submitted by Gustavo Daher (gdaherufc@hotmail.com) on 2017-09-27T12:10:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2007_dis_vpalencar.pdf: 478414 bytes, checksum: 3b9be3b826fbc0f421d30fca52f5a553 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-09-29T13:40:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2007_dis_vpalencar.pdf: 478414 bytes, checksum: 3b9be3b826fbc0f421d30fca52f5a553 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-29T13:40:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2007_dis_vpalencar.pdf: 478414 bytes, checksum: 3b9be3b826fbc0f421d30fca52f5a553 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / My work is divided in two parts First I explain the theories (about proper names) of Frege Russell Searle and Kripke Second my approach is more systematical I wanted to introduce a definite description that it has the same behavior semantic of the proper name (co-extensional with the definite description) However I pretended to maintain the fundamental aspects of the theory of Kripke about the proper names. / A dissertação trata do problema dos nomes próprios Ela se divide em duas partes Na primeira as teorias de Frege Russell Searle e Kripke são examinadas de forma analítica e crítica Na segunda trato de forma sistemática meu tema Procurei introduzir uma descrição definida que possui o mesmo comportamento semântico dos respectivos nomes próprios mas mantendo os aspectos fundamentais da teoria de Kripke acerca dos nomes próprios.

It's generally assumed that a compositional semantic theory will have to recognise a semantic category of expressions which serve simply to pick out some one object: e-type expressions. Kripke's views about names (Kripke, 1980), Kaplan's about indexicals and demonstratives (Kaplan, 1989), the standard Tarskian semantics for bound variables (Tarski, 1956), Heim and Kratzer's Strawsonian view about definites (Heim and Kratzer, 1998), even an (admittedly somewhat unpopular) analysis of indefinites (namely Fodor and Sag, 1982), assume as much. In this thesis, I argue that recent advances in the semantics of names and of quotation, and in metaphysics, give good reason to doubt there is such a category. I do so in two parts. In the first part, comprising about two thirds of the thesis, I combine two recent views, one from semantics and one from metaphysics. From semantics, I take over predicativism about names, the view, as one might have guessed, that names are predicates. From metaphysics, I take over the doctrine that there are temporal parts. Putting them together, I hold that the semantic contribution of the name 'Joan', in a sentence like 'Joan is a barrister', is a predicate, and in particular (and somewhat roughly) a predicate the extension of which is Joan's temporal parts. Names are not, as is commonly thought, e-type expressions. In the second part, building on the first, I further undermine the existence of a semantically important category of e-type expressions by arguing that a construction which might be thought to mandate such a category, namely de re attitude ascriptions, in fact, when properly analysed, does not do so. I argue this by considering the nature of transparent occurrences of expressions in opaque contexts in general, and in particular by considering the phenomenon of mixed quotation. I present a new theory of it, and show how it can be parlayed into a new Fregean theory of de re attitude ascriptions. The thesis overall, then, will provide strong evidence against the semantic importance of e-type expressions either in language, or in (our reporting of) thought.

M.A. / It is true that public participation processes in local government do not produce the outcomes that reveal a fully optimised process. The aim of the study was to bring about a better understanding of the perceptions and experiences of Pretoria Central residents, in particular, with regard to the possible extent to which they feel they participated in discussions pertaining to the re-naming of Pretoria. This was achieved by way of a literature review and an analysis of the data collected during the focus groups. The methodological approach that was used by the researcher was a qualitative one, and purposive and snowball techniques were instrumental for the identification of participants. In chapter 1, the topic of the study is introduced and the background to the study, the research problem, the design and methodology as well as the outline of the chapters is explained. In chapter 2, the concept of public participation is discussed within the context of the local government. The role and involvement of the public in decision making is discussed, as well as public participation in other countries and how these relate to South Africa. The discussion is positioned within the broader context of Dahrendorf’s theory of conflict. Chapter 3 deals with the research design and methodology used to research the topic of this study. In chapter 4, the presentation of research findings is given, according to the themes that were used during data collection and analysis. The study shows that the respondents were unhappy about the manner in which the renaming of Pretoria was conducted. They were of the opinion that the municipality could have done better in terms of advertising and informing them about the process so that they could participate. The last chapter focuses on the conclusion and recommendations based on the findings discussed in the previous chapter. The researcher makes some recommendations based on the gaps that he identified on the findings. The study has some limitations which are also discussed.

The Island Halkomelem Indian people live on the southeastern part of Vancouver Island and on some of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia. A total of three hundred two (302) place-names are known to these people today, in their Coast Salish language. Each of these names is transcribed in a practical writing system, corresponding to the pronunciation of the Indian words by some of the thirteen elderly Island Halkomelem people who collaborated on this study. For each geographical name, information regarding its traditional and present utilization by the Indians is given. This data is derived from interviews with the Indian people conducted by the author over a ten year period and also includes all the available information on each place-name from the pertinent ethnographic, linguistic and historical literature. After the information on the place-names is presented a brief analysis of the Indian names is attempted, focusing on a preliminary typology of the names derived from the use, English translations and etymologies of each name. A complete and detailed series of maps is included. The study concludes with some statements about how the Indian geographical toponymy reflects Island Halkomelem culture. / Arts, Faculty of / Anthropology, Department of / Graduate

Thesis (M. A. (African Languages)) --University of Limpopo, 2014 / This study analyse Nicknames Given to farm owners along the Great Letaba River .The study indicates that names are some of the most important things in people’s lives. It has been indicated that naming cannot be taken for granted as a name serves as an important identity feature.

MA (Xitsonga) / Senthara ya M. E. R. Mathivha ya Tindzimi ta Afrika, Vutshila na Ndhavuko / See the attached abstract below

MA (Tshivenda) / M.E.R. Mathivha Centre for African Languages, Arts and Culture / See the attached abstract below

MA (Xitsonga) / Ehansi ka Senthara ya M.E.R. Mathivha ya Tindzimi ta Afrika, Vutshila na Mfuwo / Ndzavisiso lowu wu lava ku kombisa nkucetelo lowu Xilungu xi nga na wona eka mathyelo ya mavito ya vanhu eka Xitsonga. Ku thyiwa ka mavito ya munhu ku na ntikelo lowukulu eka vanhu hikuva ku komba ndhavuko, matitwelo, mitolovelo, maendlelo, ku navela na ripfumelo ra vanhu va rixaka ro karhi. Hi xitalo mavito ya tisa hungu ro karhi endyangwini, emugangeni kumbe etikweni; hileswaku hungu leri ri nga eka vito ri nga kongomisiwa eka n’wini wa vito kumbe eka vanhu van’wana erixakeni. EAfrika mavito a ya thyiwi ntsenantsena kambe ya thyiwa hikuva ya ri na nhlamuselo yo karhi. Ndzavisiso lowu wu kombisile switandzhaku swo biha leswi va ka kona loko Vatsonga va nga tirhisi mavito ya Xitsonga ku thya vana va vona. Ndzavisiso wu ta tlherile wu languta swivangelo leswi endlaka leswaku Vatsonga va thya vana mavito ya Xilungu. Xo hetelela, ndzavisiso wu langutile tindlela leti nga tirhisiwa ku endla leswaku Vatsonga va tirhisa mavito ya Xitsonga ematshan’wini ya Xilungu. / NRF

A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy:African languages and linguistics in theSchool of Literature, Language and Media Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwaterrand , Johannesburg / The main focus of the study embraced the investigation the onomastic principles and also the socio-cultural factors to be taken into consideration when naming an official language. The fundamental objective of the study was to consider the two names Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa, to decide which one should be used and to determine which name is supported by the investigated onomastic principles of naming a language (official). Research was conducted involving a group of Higher Education students and lecturers; employees at the Sesotho sa Leboa National Lexicography Unit; employees at the Sesotho sa Leboa National Language Body; employees at the Pan South African Language Board; employees at the National Department of Arts and Culture and its sub-departments in Limpopo and Gauteng Provinces; and Traditional Leaders in almost all the District Municipalities that are inhabited by the first language speakers of the language under investigation. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Office of the Public Protector of South Africa were also involved in the study as to obtain a legal and constitutional implementation point of view on the current use of Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa as language names in official and policy documentation as one and the same language name while they are not.A mixed-methods research approach, including both quantitative and qualitative methodologies was employed in the study. In this quest, survey questionnaires, interviews, observations and text analysis were mainly considered as methods of data collection. The findings of the study revealed that neither the language names Sepedi nor Sesotho sa Leboa is supported by the onomastic principles of naming a language. An overwhelming majority of the participants in this study opined that the language under onomastic scrutiny should be reconsidered and replaced with a neutral and inclusive name that cannot in any way be associated with the influence of power and politics as well as with ethnic and dialectal status of a particular speech community. In summary, it was found in this study that the language under scrutiny was not properly named in the first place, since both Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa were found to have strong ties with colonialism as concomitant part of the Apartheid regime. / NG (2020)

Submitted in fulfilment for the degree Master of Arts in the Department of IsiZulu namaGugu in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, 2009. / Lolu phenyo luzama ukuveza ubunkondlo obutholakala ezithakazelweni zesiZulu. Kulolu hlobo lwezinkondlo okuyizithakazelo sithola ukujiya nokusetshenziswa komqondo okunzulu.Phela izithakazelo zithathwa njengomkhuleko kuleso sibongo kanti futhi izithakazelo ziqukethe umlando wokhondolo lokuzalana kuleso sibongo. Yizona ezihlanganisa uZulu wanamuhla noZulu wayizolo. Lolu phenyo ke luyozama ukuveza ukuthi izithakazelo azisetshenziswa kuphela lapho kubingelelwana, kukhulekwa, kukhongwa noma ubonga okuthile okuphiwayo noma ubonga okuthile okwenzelwe ngulowo muntu. Kodwa lolu phenyo luyozama ukukhombisa ukuthi izithakazelo zijiyile kunalokho zinobunzulu kanye nezimpawu zobunkondlo. Yingakho lolu phenyo kufanele luzame ukuveza lobu bunkondlo nobunzulu obutholakala ezithakazelweni. Lolu phenyo luyozama futhi ukuveza ubunkondlo obukhona ezithakazelweni kumazinga ahlukahlukene. Izinga lokuqala ukuveza isakhiwo sangaphandle. Izinga lesibili ukuzama ukuveza isakhiwo sangaphakathi. Izinga lesithathu ukuzama ukuveza ubunkondlo obusezingeni eliphezulu obubonakala bukhona ezithakazelweni. Lolu phenyo luzobuye luveze izinhlobo zezithakazelo ezikhona esiZulwini. Lolu phenyo luyophethwa ngokuba lethule izihlaziyo kanye nezincomo eziyosiza abanye abahlaziyi nabacubunguli kulo mkhakha wobuciko bomlomo.