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#209348 - 02/01/13 10:38 AM onomastics
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11582 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	The study of proper names or of terms used in a specialized field. Okay--how is this different from jargon?
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#209350 - 02/01/13 12:34 PM Re: onomastics [Re: Jackie]
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh	how is this different from jargon? Onomastics (as its name implies) deals with proper names. Jargon is a specialize vocabulary use in a field. It may include some proper names, but also other non-name words. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#209351 - 02/01/13 01:26 PM Re: onomastics [Re: zmjezhd]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 Loc: this too shall pass	but, if Anu's def'n is correct, onomastics includes jargon. here's a broader effort, from W3: 1 a : the science or study of the origins and forms of words especially as used in a specialized field (as science or commerce) b : the science or study of the origin and forms of proper names of persons or places [any student of onomastics and of surnames in particular -- Otto Springer] 2 : the system underlying the formation and use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field [according to rules of Indo-European onomastics -- E.E.Herzfeld]
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#209352 - 02/01/13 02:47 PM Re: onomastics [Re: Jackie]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7186 Loc: Vermont	all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#209367 - 02/03/13 02:11 AM Re: onomastics [Re: Jackie]
mongoose stranger Registered: 02/03/13 Posts: 1 Loc: Miami, Florida USA	Jargon is applied to a technical or esoteric language used by a profession, trade, or cult. Example: Educationese is the jargon of educational theorists.
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#209371 - 02/03/13 12:22 PM Re: onomastics [Re: mongoose]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5371 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Hey, Mongoose, welcome _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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