Naslov
The renaming of streets and squares in post-socialist Croatian towns

Autori
Crljenko, Ivana

Izvornik
Language and society (2227-5525) (2012), 3; 230-241

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
urban toponymy ; street names ; hodonyms ; renaming ; postsocialist towns ; Croatia

Sažetak
The renaming of urban toponymy is considered to be one of the most common processes that follow major socio-political changes. It has been clearly evident in the urban landscapes of some countries in the Middle, Eastern and Southeastern part of Europe during the last hundred years. Accordingly, street names have been changed several times in Croatia, depending on the ideology of contemporary government (whether it was Austro-Hungarian or Italian rule, the “old” Yugoslav government, the brief government of the Independent State of Croatia, the government of socialist Yugoslavia or the one of the Republic of Croatia). By using comparative method, this paper represents the analysis of hodonym changes in the last twenty years. It has been indicated that many hodonyms assigned in socialist period were rejected and replaced with new ones, usually with the ones that contain pronounced nationalistic connotations. This sort of renaming politics can be seen as a result of the long-suppressed aspirations for the transparent and free expression of national identity.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Povijest, Geografija

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