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Stewart George R.

American Place-Names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America

New York: Oxford University Press, 1985,

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ISBN
0195037251
Author
Stewart George R.
Publishers
New York: Oxford University Press, 1985
Keyword
Dictionaries Dizionari
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

pp.xl-550. Chapter headings : Introduction, The entry system, The general background: Specific-generic, The article, Languages, Linguistic transfer, Dual and multiple origin, Abundance vs rarity, Habitations, natural features, Folk-names, Linguistic play, humor, Evolved names--bestowed names, Official names, Naming systems, Literary influences, Religious and mythological names, Railroad stations, Mines, Brands, Personal names, Tribal and national names, Names from nature, Exotic names, Classification of place-names: Descriptive names, Association, Possessive, Incident, Commemorative, Commendatory, Coined, Transfer and shift names, name cluster, Folk-etymology, Mistake names, Usage: Qualification, Alphabetization, Abbreviations, Bibliography. dizionario e studio enciclopedico sui nuomi di luogo americani. ottimo. br.