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Names, Naming, and the Law: Onomastics, Identity, Power, and Policy
Across many social and commercial domains, governments regulate the official names used to identify individuals, groups, places, companies & products, and even diseases. This innovative volume investigates the relationship between names and the law, with its significant implications for identity and status.
| Author(s) | Edited by I. M. Nick. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 250 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 29 Sept 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
Across many social and commercial domains, governments regulate the official names used to identify individuals, groups, places, companies & products, and even diseases. This innovative volume investigates the relationship between names and the law, with its significant implications for identity and status.
List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Chapter 1: Names, Naming, Laws, Policies, and Identity: A Basic Introduction I. M. Nick Chapter 2: Patrilineal Bias in the Adoption of Surnames following Marriage in the United Kingdom and the United
I. M. Nick holds a BA (Germanics); BSc (Clinical/Abnormal Psychology); MA (German Linguistics); MSc (Forensic and Investigative Psychology); PhD and the German "Habilitation" (English Linguistics). Her onomastic research focusses on anthroponymy, identity
