Approaches to Research in Toponymy
Abstract There are two basic ways to conduct toponymic research — one concentrating on the etymology, meaning, and origin of toponyms, and one focusing on the toponyms of a region and examining patterns of these names. Usually, this distinction is not explicitly recognized. This paper considers the...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2015-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2040 |