Varför Paris men inte Prag?

Om namn i SAOL 14

Abstract

This article reports on a study of the inclusion of names in the latest edition of The Swedish Academy Glossary (SAOL 14). We begin by presenting the principles for including names in Swedish monolingual dictionaries in general. We then discuss the names included in SAOL 14, based on those from previous editions, emails from dictionary users regarding the names, and the results of an online survey on the topic. Finally, we address the question of how the editors could approach this subset of headwords in the next edition of the glossary.