| Description |
270 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This book contains seventeen papers selected from seminars of The International Seminar on Sea Names presented annually since 1995. They range in focus from discussing the principles and practices of naming seas and accompanying issues of international standardization and documentation to research on finding a resolution to the chronic disputes between Korea and Japan on the name of the sea between them. |
| Contents |
Definition of location of maritime objects and their names / Naftali Kadmon -- Is "exonym" an appropriate term for names of features beyond any sovereignty?" / Peter Jordan -- Bilingual and multilingual marine and lacustrine names, consent and dissent / Naftali Kadmon -- Use of national names for international bodies of water / Alexander B. Murphy -- East Sea, Sea of Japan, what is the problem? / Li Jin-mieung -- Change of meaning in "East Sea" and "Sea of Japan," theories shed light on meaning of geographic names / Rainer Dormels -- Usage of "East Sea" in scientific and reference literature / Norman Cherkis -- "Donghae" and "NihonKai," "East Sea" and "Sea of Japan," are they exonyms or allonums, and is there a missing term? / Naftali Kadmon -- United Nations resolutions on maritime feature names / Peter E. Raper -- Problematic of the appellations of the names of the seas and oceans and policies of the UNGEGN / Brahim Atoui -- IHO seeking way to resolve East Sea name dispute / Park Nohyoung-- Sea of the three endonyms, how maritime names like "East Sea" or Sea of Japan" fit into two categories / Paul Woodman -- "Donghae" and "Nihonkai", impossible to coexist? / Choo Sungjae -- One sea, two names, the case of the "East Sea" / SinGil-sou -- Korea pushes for neutral name of "Sea of Japan" / Lee Ki-suk -- Sea of the world interest in the "East Sea" name needed / Kim Jin Hyun -- Resolutions of the international hydrographic organization -- Esolutions of the United Nations conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names. |
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Toponymy -- Political aspects.
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Names, Geographical -- Political aspects.
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Political geography.
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Territorial waters.
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Names, Geographical -- Japan, Sea of.
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Japan, Sea of -- Names.
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| Added Author |
Tongbuga Yoksa Chaedan (Korea)
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| ISBN |
9788961872010 |
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896187201X |
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