Vol. 62 No. 3 (2014)
Research Article

A Note on Psychological Disorders Named After Cities

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  • Ernest Lawrence Abel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/0027773814Z.00000000087

Published 2014-09-01

Keywords

  • Old English,
  • Domesday Book,
  • emotions,
  • Anglo-Saxon,
  • name-giving,
  • conceptual metaphor,
  • metonymy
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Abstract

Abstract

This note surveys behavioral syndromes named after cities. Ten such syndromes are examined and are categorized in terms of their tourism, hostage taking, and metaphorical associations.

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