Proceedings of the International Symposium on Place Names

Each ISPN is followed by an accredited publication.

• 2023 (in development): The presence of minority and indigenous languages in urban naming

• 2021: Standardisation and the Wealth of Place Names: Aspects of a Delicate Relationship

• 2019: Recognition, Regulation, Revitalisation: Place Names and Indigenous Languages

• 2017: Critical toponomy: Place names in political, historical and commercial landscape

• 2015: Place names, diversity and heritage

• 2013: Place names in a multilingual society

• 2011: Planning name changes – the quest for authenticity

Other conference proceedings

• In Pursuit of Societal Harmony

• Law, Language and the Multilingual State

Studies in Language Policy in South Africa

• Multilingualism for Empowerment (2013)

• Multilingualism from Below (2010)

• Multilingualism and Educational Interpreting (2008)

• Multilingualism and Exclusion (2007)

• The Politics of Language in South Africa (2006)

• Multilingualism and Electronic Language Management (2005)

• Multilingualism, education and social integration (2003)

• Multilingualism, the Judiciary and Security Services (2001)

South African Language Rights Monitor (SALRM)

The SALRM reports on issues on language and language rights as reflected in the media during a given year, covering the years from 2002 to 2011. The entire series is available as Open Access publications.

SALRM focus areas

Evolving from the SALRM, this series provides in-depth explorations of issues highlighted in the Monitor.

• Moll JC. 2014. Kaapstad se “streetgate”: Politieke maneuvers en die Pieter Marais-debakel (1999-2002)

• Moll JC. 2016. Moedertaalonderrig en taalaktivisme in Suid-Afrika: Analise van gedrukte mediadekking tussen 2006 en 2010

• Moll JC. 2018. Universiteit Stellenbosch en die onverkwiklike taalstryd (2003-2017): Vanaf “taaltameletjie” tot volskaalse “taaloorlog”

Other publications

• Raper PE. 2025. Boesman-invloed op Afrikaanse plekname
• Raper PE. 2024. Xam Grammatika: Woordeskat, Voorbeeldsinne en Grammatika van die /Xam-taal
• Raper PE. 2021. Woordeboek Afrikaans-/Xam - /Xam-Afrikaans
• Raper PE. 2020. Voices Past and Present: A Comparison of Old Cape Dialectal, Bushman and Khoikhoi Words
• Raper PE, Möller LA & Du Plessis LT. 2020. Plekname van Suider-Afrika
• Möller LA. 2017. Of the Same Beath. Indigenous Animal and Place Names
• Senekal BA & Brokensha S. 2014. Surfers van die Tsunami: Navorsing en Inligtingstegnologie binne die Geesteswetenskappe
• Teck L. 2014. There Is Water: A Traveller’s View of the Xhariepean Community in Transition: Daar Is Water: n Reisigersblik op die Xhariepse gemeenskap in Oorgang
• Raper PE, Möller LA & Du Plessis LT. 2014. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
• Mwaniki M. 2012. Multilingualism and the Public Sector in South Africa

• Loth C, Steenkamp J & Du Plessis LT. 2013. Manual for Multilingual Signs / Handleiding vir Meertalige Tekens

Research data collections

• Report: Ethical Considerations for Data Collection and Management: Research in South African Deaf Communities
• Report: Interoperable Data Sharing: South African Sign Language Computer Readable Annotation for Artificial Intelligence
• Report: Licence Agreement for the Ethical and Sustainable Development of South African Sign Language Technology and Research
• Report: Interoperable Data Sharing Framework

Our Places mobile application

A product from our research projects on place names. Both versions available for Android on Google Play Store.

• Our Places (free)
• Our Places Pro (paid)