The toponymical landscape is created by and perceived through place names. A place name arises when a society attributes values to space but, with the transformations of societies, it can evolve or simply be accompanied by new specifi cations. Th is study analyses public transport station names. It indicates how urban facilities need to be specifi ed on the signs, and also reveals the way in which companies purchase the right to rename locations for advertising purposes. A spontaneous process of place name attribution is designated “unruly,” while the word “ruly” signals a sponsored event, with evident privatization of the public space.

Bagnoli, L. (2022). Visual and Toponymical Landscape. Place Names on Railway Station Signs. TRANSFERS, 12(2), 24-34 [10.3167/TRANS.2022.120204].

Visual and Toponymical Landscape. Place Names on Railway Station Signs

Bagnoli, L
2022

Abstract

The toponymical landscape is created by and perceived through place names. A place name arises when a society attributes values to space but, with the transformations of societies, it can evolve or simply be accompanied by new specifi cations. Th is study analyses public transport station names. It indicates how urban facilities need to be specifi ed on the signs, and also reveals the way in which companies purchase the right to rename locations for advertising purposes. A spontaneous process of place name attribution is designated “unruly,” while the word “ruly” signals a sponsored event, with evident privatization of the public space.
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language and place; place names; public transport; social and geographical mobility; visual research;
English
1-giu-2022
2022
12
2
24
34
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Bagnoli, L. (2022). Visual and Toponymical Landscape. Place Names on Railway Station Signs. TRANSFERS, 12(2), 24-34 [10.3167/TRANS.2022.120204].
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