Island Words, Island Worlds: The Origins and Meanings of Words for ‘Islands’ in North-West Europe
This paper proposes the notion that words mirror ideas, perspectives and world views. Etymologies and meanings of general words for ‘islands’ in a number of languages in North and West Europe are then discussed. Here, islands are shown to be etymologically constituted by the interplay between land a...
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| Language: | English |
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Island Studies Journal
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Island Studies Journal |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.233 |