ABSTRACT

Building on the work of critical toponymy, this paper provides an example of the active contestation of a place name. Since the early 1990s, successive Korean governments have argued that the singular use of “Sea of Japan” is a colonial legacy. We provide a brief historical context for this dispute. We identify the array of names currently used in newspapers, journals, educational texts, and internet sites and show that a dual naming is now a more common usage, especially in international English-language newspapers, atlases, educational textbooks and internet materials. A colonial naming practice has been challenged.

中文翻译：

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竞争地名：东海/日本海命名问题

摘要

在批判地名学工作的基础上，本文提供了一个积极争夺地名的例子。自 1990 年代初以来，历届韩国政府都认为单独使用“日本海”是殖民遗产。我们为这场争论提供了一个简短的历史背景。我们确定了目前在报纸、期刊、教育文本和互联网站点中使用的一系列名称，并表明双重命名现在是一种更普遍的用法，尤其是在国际英语报纸、地图集、教育教科书和互联网材料中。殖民命名的做法受到了挑战。