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Author : René Coulet du Gard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book French Place Names in the U.S.A. written by René Coulet du Gard and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : René Coulet du Gard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Handbook of French Place Names in the U.S.A. written by René Coulet du Gard and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States Board on Geographic Names
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Approved Place Names in Virginia written by United States Board on Geographic Names and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Gannett
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States written by Henry Gannett and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 9780806305448
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)
Download or read book The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States written by Henry Gannett and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1973 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Everett-Heath
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192556460
Total Pages : 1575 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names written by John Everett-Heath and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 1575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every populated place, however small, has a name, and every name is chosen for a reason. This fascinating dictionary gives the history, meanings, and origin of an enormous range of country, region, island, city, and town names from across the world, as well as the name in the local language. It also includes key historical facts associated with many place names. Place-names are continually changing. New names are adopted for many different reasons such as invasion, revolution, and decolonization. This dictionary includes selected former names, and, where appropriate, some historical detail to explain the transition. The names of places often offer a real insight into the places themselves, revealing religious and cultural traditions, the migration of peoples, the ebb and flow of armies, the presence of explorers, local languages, industrial developments and topography. Superstition and legend can also play a part. All this fascinating detail is included in the Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary includes two appendices: a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names and their meanings, and a list of personalities and leaders from all over the world who have influenced the naming of places. Containing over 10,000 names, from Aachen to Zyrardów, this is a unique and fascinating guide for geographers, travellers, and all with an interest in current world affairs.
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849675106
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Place Names in the United States written by Henry Gannett and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Place names in the United States are often taken from the European nation that first colonized the land. Many names that have been transferred from Britain, as is the case with Barnstable, Massachusetts and Danbury, Connecticut. Many others are of French origin, such as Detroit, Michigan, which was established along the banks of the river they called le détroit du lac Érié, meaning the strait of Lake Erie. Many in the former New Netherland colony are of Dutch origin, such as Harlem, Brooklyn and Rhode Island. Many place names are taken from the languages of native peoples. Specific (personal or animal) names and general words or phrases are used, sometimes translated and sometimes not. However complicated the tracing back of the place names was, this encyclopedia lists thousands and thousands of place names in the United States of America and provides valuable information as to the origin and the history of the name. A fantastic reference work for everyone interested in American history.
Author : H.L. Mencken
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307813444
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book American Language Supplement 2 written by H.L. Mencken and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DEFINITIVE EDITION OF The American Language was published in 1936. Since then it has been recognized as a classic. It is that rarest of literary accomplishments—a book that is authoritative and scientific and is at the same time very diverting reading. But after 1936 HLM continued to gather new materials diligently. In 1945 those which related to the first six chapters of The American Language were published as Supplement I; the present volume contains those new materials which relate to the other chapters. The ground thus covered in Supplement II is as follows: 1. American Pronunciation. Its history. Its divergence from English usage. The regional and racial dialects. 2. American Spelling. The influence of Noah Webster upon it. Its characters today. The simplified spelling movement. The treatment of loan words. Punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviation. 3. The Common Speech. Outlines of its grammar. Its verbs, pronouns, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. The double negative. Other peculiarities. 4. Proper Names in America. Surnames. Given-names. Place-names. Other names. 5. American Slang. Its origin and history. The argot of various racial and occupational groups. Although the text of Supplement II is related to that of The American Language, it is an independent work that may be read profitably by persons who do not know either The American Language or Supplement I.
Author : H.L. Mencken
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Total Pages : 950 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Supplement II The American Language written by H.L. Mencken and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adrian Room
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476603138
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Placenames of the World written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A placename is often much more than just a label. A name may bespeak the history of a nation, the culture of a people, or the hopes of an individual. Such connections are revealed in this very large reference work on placenames of the world, which offers an in-depth look at the origins of each. First published in 1997, this 2006 edition contains 6,000+ entries--natural features such as mountains, rivers and lakes and human entities such as cities and countries. Each entry includes the name of the feature; a brief description and its geographical location; and the origin of the name with relevant historical, biographical and topographical details. Appendices give the meanings of common elements of non-English placenames (e.g., Abu, as in Abu Dhabi, means "father of"); major placenames in European languages (e.g., Pays-Bas and Paesi Bassi are the French and Italian names, respectively, for what English speakers call the Netherlands); and transcribed Chinese-language equivalents for the names of the world's countries and capitals.
Author : Adrian Room
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476617104
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book African Placenames written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this useful work, detailing more than 2,500 African placenames of all types, each entry identifies the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country. An account of the name's origin and meaning follows, along with appropriate historical, topographical, and biological references. Cross references provide former names, alternate spellings, and alternate forms of current names. An introduction comprises a geographical summary, a chronological survey of the exploration and colonization of Africa, and an overview of African languages.
Author : Henry Louis Mencken
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The American Language written by Henry Louis Mencken and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abbreviations" (bibliography): v. 1, p. xiii, xv, v.2, p. xi, xiii.
Author : Joseph Silas Diller
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 670 pages
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Download or read book Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains, written by Joseph Silas Diller and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Abraham Resnick
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781469758077
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (58 download)
Download or read book In Search of American Place-Name Origins written by Abraham Resnick and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of fascinating and interest-arousing United States place-name origins and their meanings. The thoroughly researched content includes such naming factors and sources as 1) names of historical events and person note 2) geographic features as determiners 3) Native Americans (Indians) 4) foreign language derivations 5) commemorative and commendatory 6) national and ethnographic 7) literary influences 8) unknown beginnings 9) possessive and personal 10) religious, mythical and classical 11) manufactured and contrived 12) humorous and odd.
Author : James B. McMillan
Publisher : University Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817359362
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Annotated Bibliography of Southern American English written by James B. McMillan and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the total range of scholarly and popular writing on English as spoken from Maryland to Texas and from Kentucky to Florida The only book-length bibliography on the speech of the American South, this volume focuses on the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, naming practices, word play, and other aspects of language that have interested researchers and writers for two centuries. Compiled here are the works of linguists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators, as well as popular commentators. With over 3,800 entries, this invaluable resource is a testament to the significance of Southern speech, long recognized as a distinguishing feature of the South, and the abiding interest of Southerners in their speech as a mark of their identity. The entries encompass Southern dialects in all their distinctive varieties—from Appalachian to African American, and sea islander to urbanite.
Author : George P. Donehoo
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789123054
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania written by George P. Donehoo and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No state in the entire Nation is richer in Indian names, or in fact, in Indian history than Pennsylvania. These Indian names of Pennsylvania are full of music, but, of far greater importance, they are full of history. A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania, which was first published in 1928, is the only major book of the 20th century that traces Pennsylvania’s Indian place and names for their correct form, origin and history. Its pages are filled with the most incredible collection of information ever assembled on the Indian villages of Pennsylvania and their Indian place names and is an Indian history scholar’s delight. In preparing his book, Dr. Donehoo researched every available source of printed material about Indian place names in Pennsylvania. He also walked nearly every Indian trail, from the Delaware to the Ohio, using early trader’s journals and maps as his guide, to seek out the places the Indians lived. Each Indian name comes complete with historical notes by the author. The book includes a list of all the sources used to authenticate each Indian place name. An excellent bibliography follows at the conclusion of the work along with appendixes listing: the Indian villages of New York destroyed by General Sullivan’s army in 1779, prehistoric works in Pennsylvania by county, and an alphabetical listing of all Indian named places in each county.
