Place Names and Identities: The Uses of Names of Helsinki

The paper discusses the use of names that are used to refer to Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Three research questions are studied: Firstly, which name variants do the Helsinkians claim they use about their own home city? Secondly, how do they rationalize and explain their name use or non-use? An...

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Main Author: Terhi Ainiala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2012-06-01
Series:Oslo Studies in Language
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/306