S08: Multilingual names, minority names
 
 

Introduction

 

The power of names
  • When one is in control over something, one can name it

  • Naming things gives power over them

  • Reversely, if the names are in your language, the area should be yours – at least such is the reasoning of 19th century nationalism

 

 
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