Atti del XXII Congresso internazionale di scienze onomastiche (Pisa, 28 agosto-4 settembre 2005)

This issue of NOMINATIO, along with others about to be published in this series, is dedicated to the Proceedings of the XXII International Conference of Onomastic Sciences which was held in Pisa from 29 August - 4 September, 2005. The contents of the volume include the opening address, four plenary lectures, and the presentations in the Section dedicated to Onomastics and Linguistics. This section was divided into two parts, each with a Chairman and two co-chairmen: a) Phonology and grammar, and b) Semantics and etymology.
In the welcoming address the significance of the Italian venue is emphasized and particularly the choice of Pisa as the meeting place for this triennial Conference, in view of the fact that Pisa is home to the Assn. of Onomastics and Literature. The four plenary lectures highlighted the progress that has been made in the field of onomastics since the VII Congress was held in Florence in 1961. Speakers from every continent have reported their research on those aspects of onomastics which are most intimately linked to Linguistics.