Stand und Perspektiven der ungarischen Namenkunde

Abstract

The study provides an outline in German language of the most important results of geographic name research in Hungary. Its main objective is to assist colleagues who have no information about research projects in Hungary because to date they have hardly been dealt with in summaries published in the main world languages (English, German, and French). Our study consists of eight chapters. The first deals with Hungarian publishing forums, onomastics congresses, the major sites of name databases as well as with research sites. The second discusses theoretical issues, while the fourth gives an outline of descriptive name studies. The fifth chapter provides an insight into the results of historical toponymy whereas the sixth and the seventh inform the reader about the application of research methods in respect of name geography and name sociology. The last, i.e. the eighth chapter imparts to the reader the domestic problems related to applied place name research.