Parsing Greater Washington's Namescape
Abstract Successive strata over time of a locality's placename cover provide insights into shifting toponymic fashions and, more deeply, into our collective subconscious – a principle amply evident in the case of Greater Washington with its intense episodes of nationalistic terms. Examining bot...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1993-12-01
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Successive strata over time of a locality's placename cover provide insights into shifting toponymic fashions and, more deeply, into our collective subconscious – a principle amply evident in the case of Greater Washington with its intense episodes of nationalistic terms. Examining both the localistic and national significance of the temporal layering of placenaming, this study breaks new ground by considering names of businesses as well as the customary physical features, landmarks, and the like.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4deb542cd30f459ea2cbb52b36335e722022-12-22T03:42:07ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghNames0027-77381756-22791993-12-0141410.1179/nam.1993.41.4.344Parsing Greater Washington's NamescapeWilbur ZelinskyAbstract Successive strata over time of a locality's placename cover provide insights into shifting toponymic fashions and, more deeply, into our collective subconscious – a principle amply evident in the case of Greater Washington with its intense episodes of nationalistic terms. Examining both the localistic and national significance of the temporal layering of placenaming, this study breaks new ground by considering names of businesses as well as the customary physical features, landmarks, and the like. http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1383 |
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