ODT - THESIS TOPIC: Gábor Gercsák: Translating, transcribing and transliterating ...


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Thesis topic proposal

Translating, transcribing and transliterating geographical names. Theory and cartographic representation.

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
earth sciences
Doctoral School of Earth Sciences

Thesis supervisor: Gábor Gercsák
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, ELTE
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE

Description of the research topic:

Role of cartographic, geographic, historic and linguistic approach to understanding the different usages of geographical names (translation, transcription and transliteration of toponyms). Various writing systems and their transformation into other systems. National and international standards and solutions. Cartographic representation of place-names. Interpretation of the use of place-names of other countries, gazetteers.

Required language skills: fluent English
Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): Arabic, Chinese, Japanese
Further requirements:
MSc in any of the earth sciences

Number of students who can be accepted: 5

Deadline for application: 2018-05-31

2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).