On the foundation of the Section of Onomastics in the Society of Hungarian Linguistics

Abstract

On the foundation of the Section of Onomastics in the Society of Hungarian Linguistics

In recognition of recent advances in Hungarian onomatology on 22^nd of February 2005 the Committee of the Society of Hungarian Linguistics decided on the foundation of a Section of Onomastics. The president of the new section is István Hoffmann, its secretary is Erzsébet Fercsik. The present Section is not without antecedent: the Society operated an onomastic department earlier. The renewal of the organization is the merit of Professor Mihály Hajdú, leading researcher of Onomastics in ELTE University. According to its future plans the Section organizes two sessions in each semester paying attention to the cooperation of onomastic research centres inside and beyond the borders of Hungary. The Section's spring meetings took place on 18^th of March at ELTE University (including a report on the recent achievements of onomastic research at University of Debrecen by István Hoffmann) and from 2^nd to 4^th of June at Constantine University in Nyitra (a conference on onomastic research in the Uplands, Slovakia).