Shaun Lim
Shaun LIM is a toponymist, onomastician, and sociolinguist. He is interested in all aspects of names, and has carried out research on place names, island names, and brand names. A graduate of Nanyang Technological University’s Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Programme with Highest Distinction, Shaun has published in internationally peer-reviewed journals like Urban Studies, Education Sciences, Onomastica, Annals of the University of Craiova: Series Philology Linguistics, among others. He has also presented his research at international conferences and written popular pieces for general audience.
Supervisors: Dr Francesco Perono Cacciafoco
Supervisors: Dr Francesco Perono Cacciafoco
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Keywords: Singapore; hawker culture; food; street food; onomastics; toponyms
Keywords: Singapore, Toponymy, Toponomastics, Historical Geography, Islands, Insulonyms, Islotoponomastics, Island Names, Sociolinguistics
For more information, please visit: https://www.polyglotasianmedicine.com/abui
Keywords: University Curriculum; Toponymy; Linguistics; Landscape Education; European Landscape Convention (ELC)
in Singapore like Mandarin Chinese and Malay to term their brands. Many Singaporean brands also display semantic appositeness in their brand names – expressing essential information such as the type of products sold, the brand’s target audience and markets, or favourable traits the brand wished to be associated with. This study serves as a good starting point for further studies on linguistics and brand names, especially in the Singapore context.
Key words: Semantics, Onomastics, Commodification, Brand Names, Singapore
Key words: Toponymy, Phytonyms, Language Documentation, Abui Language, Alor Island
Keywords: Singapore; hawker culture; food; street food; onomastics; toponyms
Keywords: Singapore, Toponymy, Toponomastics, Historical Geography, Islands, Insulonyms, Islotoponomastics, Island Names, Sociolinguistics
For more information, please visit: https://www.polyglotasianmedicine.com/abui
Keywords: University Curriculum; Toponymy; Linguistics; Landscape Education; European Landscape Convention (ELC)
in Singapore like Mandarin Chinese and Malay to term their brands. Many Singaporean brands also display semantic appositeness in their brand names – expressing essential information such as the type of products sold, the brand’s target audience and markets, or favourable traits the brand wished to be associated with. This study serves as a good starting point for further studies on linguistics and brand names, especially in the Singapore context.
Key words: Semantics, Onomastics, Commodification, Brand Names, Singapore
Key words: Toponymy, Phytonyms, Language Documentation, Abui Language, Alor Island