Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• zeynab Rezaee ¹
• Mohammad Amin Nasseh ²

¹ .A. student in General Linguistics, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.

² ssistant Professor of Linguistics, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.

Abstract

Sociolinguistics, utilizing a synchronic approach, has transformed onomastics from a traditional framework into a field for studying contemporary society, examining it from various perspectives. This study investigates the naming patterns of schools in Gonabad located in South of Razavi Khorasan in terms of social categories, including types of names (anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric), as well as linguistic aspects (phonological and grammatical structures). This research is descriptive-analytical and employing both library and field research methods. The statistical population includes all schools in Gonabad, which are divided into public and private categories. The sample size consists of 396 names of urban and rural primary and secondary schools, spanning the period before and after the Islamic Revolution. The results indicate that anthropocentric names are more prevalent in the naming of Gonabad schools, and within the non-anthropocentric category, names tend to lean towards the abstract subcategory. In the domain of identity-related names, the highest frequency pertains to national identity. Regarding notable people, the highest number of names belongs to non-contemporary people (specifically the Islam Prophet and his family), and in terms of gender, male names outnumber female names.

Keywords

• "؛ Naming"؛ Onomastics"؛ Language &؛ Identity"؛ celebrities"؛ Sociolinguistics"؛
• "؛ Schools of Gonabad"

Main Subjects

• Sociolinguistics