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This study uses constructivist language theory based on Lann Hornscheidt's research as a framework. Grammar is viewed as a form of language use being more or less conventionalized. So, the debate on feminist linguistics is viewed from a new perspective. The study begins with an introduction summarizing the state of research and establishing the research questions. Ch. 2 presents the constructivist framework: The notion of extra-linguistic reality is abandoned and also the idea of language as reflection of reality. The strict distinction between a preliminary language system and language use no longer exists. Ch. 3 provides an overview of German feminist linguistics with a critical perspective on its early discussions. Ch. 4 gives a historical overview on grammar theoretical views on gender. Ch. 5 deals with more recent approaches including diachronic approaches to the question of grammatical gender. The critical evaluation shows that feminist linguistics is now part of different fields of study, even if grammar theorists often do not recognize the results of feminist linguistics. In Ch. 6 a corpus-assisted study of so-called genderfair forms in German is presented and the methodology is explained. In Ch. 7 results are summarized and presented with a particular focus on the usage of genderfair forms with non-human referents. Conclusions from the findings and a general outlook are presented in Ch. 8.

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Die Toponomastik weist eine traditionsreiche Geschichte auf, hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten jedoch eine Marginalisierung innerhalb der germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft erfahren. Gleichzeitig spielen Toponyme in zahlreichen akademischen Nachbardisziplinen eine wichtige Rolle, ohne dass dies die sprachwissenschaftliche Toponomastik bislang maßgeblich revitalisiert hätte. Die Irritation über diese erstaunliche Diskrepanz bildete den Ausgangspunkt für diesen Sammelband, der ausgewählte Beiträge der gleichnamigen Mainzer Namentagung des Jahres 2017 versammelt. Er liefert zahlreiche Antworten auf Fragen wie: Welche Zukunft kann und soll diese Forschungsrichtung haben? Lassen sich für die toponomastische Forschung neue Gegenstände, Fragestellungen, Perspektiven und Methoden identifizieren, welche die etablierten Ansätze sinnvoll ergänzen? Gibt es Schnittstellen zu Nachbardisziplinen, über die weiterführende Forschungsvorhaben angestoßen werden können? Wie lassen sich mögliche toponomastische Innovationsfelder mit traditionellen Fragestellungen gewinnbringend integrieren? Toponomy has a long tradition but has been marginalised in the field of German linguistics in recent decades. This volume shows that toponyms provide great potential for new insights in a number of research fields, develops innovative research questions and methods, and sounds out the intersections between linguistic toponomy and relevant neighbouring disciplines.

Science of names. --- onomastics. --- place names. --- toponymy.