Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics (e-Book Version)

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO; Francesco Paolo CAVALLARO

doi:10.1017/9781108780384

Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics (e-Book Version)

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO^*
, Francesco Paolo CAVALLARO

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Applied Linguistics

Nanyang Technological University

Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Number of pages	298
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108780384
ISBN (Print)	9781108748247
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108780384
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 2023

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SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Toponymy
Toponomastics
Onomastics
Etymology
Historical Linguistics

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Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics (e-Book Version)

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Endangered Languages (Le lingue a rischio di estinzione)

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Place Names: Approaches and Perspectives in Toponymy and Toponomastics (e-Book Version)

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Place Names and Cultural Identity: Toponyms and Their Diachronic Evolution among the Kula People from Alor Island

Toponymy and Language Shift: Aspects of Language Change in South-East Asia

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EARLY ACCESS - Place names and inter-island trade in Eastern Indonesia: Abui coastal toponymic interface

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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Journal)

Endangered Languages (Le lingue a rischio di estinzione)

Da cosa prendono il nome i luoghi (From Where Places Get Their Names)

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