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Author : Thomas J. Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia written by Thomas J. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Merrily Aubrey
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Concise Place Names of Alberta written by Merrily Aubrey and published by Calgary : University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toponymy, the study of place names, can provide a wealth of interesting information about a particular region. This new abridged volume of Alberta place names includes entries for a select number (about a quarter) of officially named cultural and geographical features in the province. The entries are arranged alphabetically for easy reference and include all incorporated bodies such as cities, towns, villages, summer villages, and rural municipalities; mountains over 3,000 metres; and rivers and major lakes. Information on the background of geographical naming in Canada and Alberta is also included. Illustrated with black and white photographs, Concise Place Names of Alberta is an excellent reference for those who wish to learn about the history and geography of Alberta through its place names.
Author : John Everett-Heath
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192562436
Total Pages : 608 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 2018-09-13 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no populated place without a name, and every name is chosen for a reason. This fascinating dictionary unveils the etymological roots and history of thousands of locations and landmarks from around the world. It contains over 11,000 entries, and covers an enormous range of country, region, island, city, town, mountain and river names from across the world, as well as the name in the local language. Place names are continually changing, and new names are adopted for many different reasons such as invasion, revolution, and decolonization. The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 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. This new edition has been updated to include over 750 new names, including Azincourt, Kropyvnyts'kyy , and Tlaxcala. It has also been edited to reflect socio-political and geographical shifts, notably the reorganisation of the French regions, and their consequent name alterations, as well as the decommunization of Ukrainian 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.
Author : Colin Graham Botha
Publisher : Cape Town, Johannesburg, Juta
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Place Names in the Cape Province written by Colin Graham Botha and published by Cape Town, Johannesburg, Juta. This book was released on 1927 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : St. Jerome
Publisher : Dalcassian Press
ISBN 13 : 1088251153
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (882 download)
Download or read book A Book of Place Names from 'Acts' written by St. Jerome and published by Dalcassian Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Jerome attempts to explain the origin and geographical location of various places mentioned in the book of Acts of the Apostles. Some of these sites are well known to us today, but several of them remain a mysterious and are still actively debated amongst New Testament scholars.
Author : G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774841702
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book British Columbia Place Names written by G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant Crossing. Houdini Needles. Miniskirt, Tickletoeteaser Tower, and Why Not Mountain. These are just some of the many names of places, rivers, mountains, and lakes that you will come across in the newest edition of British Columbia Place Names. This classic which, in its various editions, has sold over 29,000 copies, covers about 2,500 geographical features, cities, towns, and smaller communities in the province. The book abounds with fascinating historical facts, stories, and remarkable characters involved with the names of towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands. The selection was determined by the geographical importance of the feature as well as story of the naming. In the introduction the authors deal with the stages by which B.C. acquired its place names, the history of research into those names, and the categories into which they fall. The latter range from the honorific and commemorative to the comic and disrespectful. Aboriginal names receive particular attention. The location of each place is clearly indicated and the text is accompanied by detailed maps. Brief biographical accounts of persons with places named after them as well as an abundance of anecdotes make this a fascinating book for browsers and an invaluable resource for historians.
Author : William B. Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names written by William B. Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John R. K. Clark
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824873300
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Kalaupapa Place Names written by John R. K. Clark and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kalaupapa Place Names, John Clark presents a unique history of the leprosy settlement on Moloka‘i, based on his meticulous research of more than three hundred Hawaiian-language newspaper articles. He first assembled an extensive list of familiar and long-forgotten place names associated with the Kalaupapa peninsula and then searched for them in the online repository of Hawaiian-language newspapers. With translation assistance by Iāsona Ellinwood and Keao NeSmith, he discovered articles that show a community of Hawaiians from every island except uninhabited Kaho‘olawe. Their stories reveal an active community with its members trying to live their lives as normally as possible in the face of a debilitating disease. The first section of the book contains newspaper articles arranged under an alphabetical listing of place names. The second section organizes the material into chronological segments, from before the establishment of the Kalaupapa Settlement to the death of Mother Marianne Cope in 1918. These two sections are followed by a collection of kanikau or lamentations, interviews with Kalaupapa residents, and a list of Hawaiian language newspapers. Introductory paragraphs for groupings of newspaper articles assist the reader in visualizing the physical landscape and understanding the history and significance of a particular location. The poetry of the Hawaiian language is evident throughout the translations, especially in the kanikau.
Author : David Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781771083188
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (831 download)
Download or read book Nova Scotia Place Names written by David Scott and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washabuck is not a place to launder money; Ecum Secum is not a children’s game; Joggins has nothing to do with anything athletic. They are just some of the 1,421 Nova Scotia place names whose origins, where they are known, are explained in this book. The history of each name is succinctly chronicled with an emphasis on events past and current that are historically significant, offbeat, or humorous. This quirky and informative guide also contains a treasure trove of the province’s little-known facts and occurrences and 95 mini-biographies of famous, infamous, and not-so-famous-but-still-very-interesting Nova Scotians, folks who achieved something outstandingly positive—or negative—during their lifetimes.
Author : Francesco Perono Cacciafoco
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108803032
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Place Names written by Francesco Perono Cacciafoco and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are place names? From where do they originate? How are they structured? What do they signify? How important are they in our life? This groundbreaking book explores these compelling questions and more by providing a thorough introduction to the assumptions, theories, terminology, and methods in toponymy and toponomastics – the studies of place names, or toponyms. It is the first comprehensive resource on the topic in a single volume, and explores the history and development of toponyms, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues pertinent to the study of place names around the world. It presents a wide range of examples and case studies illustrating the structure, function, and importance of toponyms from ancient times to the present day. Wide ranging yet accessible, it is an indispensable source of knowledge for students and scholars in linguistics, toponymy and toponomastics, onomastics, etymology, and historical linguistics.
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 : Henry Gannett
Publisher :
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 : Chrismi-Rinda Loth
Publisher : UJ Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Standardisation and the Wealth of Place Names: Aspects of a Delicate Relationship written by Chrismi-Rinda Loth and published by UJ Press. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standardisation and the Wealth of Place Names – Aspects of a Delicate Relationship is a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 6th International Symposium on Place Names that took place virtually 29 September – 1 October 2021. The symposium explored the issues of multiple place names vis-à-vis processes of standardisation. These studies collectively show that there is not a simplistic dichotomy between standardisation and the protection of cultural heritage. Some papers grapple with the implications and execution of standardisation processes, while others explore the emergence of alternative or unofficial names in response to top-down initiatives. The matter of signed place names also receives some attention. A number of papers excavate the layers of multiple place names, thereby contributing to our ‘wealth’ of toponymic knowledge. These proceedings are the product of collaboration between Southern African and international researchers. As such, it is a valuable resource to local as well as international scholars who are interested in the interdisciplinary field of toponymy.
Author : William Baillie Hamilton
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802075703
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Place Names of Atlantic Canada written by William Baillie Hamilton and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Author : E. McClure
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 1177632063
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (776 download)
Download or read book British place-names in their historical setting written by E. McClure and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Julyan
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 082635114X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)
Download or read book The Place Names of New Mexico written by Robert Julyan and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1996-08-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Place Names of New Mexico is an invaluable guide to the state's geography and history. It explains more than 7,000 names of features large and small throughout the state--towns, mountains, rivers, canyons, counties, post offices, and even abandoned settlements--as well as providing relevant information about location, history, and current status. The revised edition contains more than fifty expanded and updated entries. The accounts are also journeys into New Mexico's past, offering glimpses of the lives and values of the people who named the place. Humor, tragedy, mystery, and daily life--they can all be found in this book.
Author : Zhi Dao
Publisher : DeepLogic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book History of Place Names in China written by Zhi Dao and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides highlights on the key concepts and trends of evolution in History of Place Names in China, as one of the series of books of “China Classified Histories”.
