Plural Toponyms: When Place Names Coexist
A branch of onomastics (the study of proper names) in linguistics, toponymy studies the origins, meanings and alterations of place names. In addition, this field involves a considerable amount of inventory work and classification in diverse contexts and on diverse scales, ranging from rural micro-t...
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| Опубликовано в: : | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo, |
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| Формат: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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EchoGéo
2024
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| Online-ссылка: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Итог: | A branch of onomastics (the study of proper names) in linguistics, toponymy studies the origins, meanings and alterations of place names. In addition, this field involves a considerable amount of inventory work and classification in diverse contexts and on diverse scales, ranging from rural micro-toponyms to macro-toponyms (e.g. the names of territories engaged in international relations). There are for example nomenclatures and scholarly dictionaries of cities, regions and states, and inter... |
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