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Whynne-Hammond Charles |
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Titolo |
English place-names explained / / Charles Whynne-Hammond |
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Newbury, Berkshire : , : Countryside Books, , 2007 |
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1-84674-845-3 |
1-84674-844-5 |
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Edizione |
[Updated, rev. and expanded ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Names, Geographical |
England History, Local |
England Gazetteers |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed. published as: Tracing the history of place names. 1992. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Section A � The Heritage and Evolution of Place-Names""; ""1 The Study of Place-Names: Research & Understanding""; ""Introduction""; ""Undertaking Research""; ""Sources""; ""Linguistic Developments""; ""Interpreting Source Material""; ""(a) The Formation of Names""; ""(b) Compound Names""; ""(c) Misleading Names""; ""(d) Misleading Spellings""; ""2 The Blending of Languages: Migration & Consolidation""; ""Introduction""; ""The Mixing of Tongues""; ""The Celtic Fringe""; ""The Saxon Kingdoms""; ""Danelaw"" |
""The Development of Shires""""The Consolidation of Counties""; ""County Sub-Divisions""; ""3 Communication: Tracks, Ways & Roads""; ""Ancient Trackways""; ""Roman Roads""; ""Trading Routes""; ""Non-Trading Routes""; ""Turnpikes and Toll Roads""; ""4 The Natural World: Landscape & Nature""; ""Topographical Features""; ""Directional Names""; ""Climatic Names""; ""Rivers and Estuaries""; ""Coastal Areas""; ""Forest Names""; ""Tree and Plant Names""; ""Animal Names""; ""5 The Nature of Society: Culture & Belief""; ""Folk and Tribal Names""; ""Personal Names""; ""Group Names""; ""Pagan Names"" |
""Christian Names""""Death and Burial Names""; ""Folklore and Legend Names""; ""6 The Needs of Society: Co-operation & Protection""; ""The |
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