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A Dictionary of British Place-Names

Engelsk Paperback

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

Engelsk Paperback
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This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them ''Beer'', ''Findlater'', ''Broadbottom'', and ''Great Snoring''. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory essay discussing the chronology and development of English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names. Also new to this edition is an appendix of recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, thereby expanding the scope of the dictionary and providing the reader with an opportunity to explore the subject further. Both accessible and up to date, this dictionary is an ideal companion for anybody travelling around the British Isles, as well as for researchers and students with an interest in toponomy, local history, cartography, and lexicography.
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This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them ''Beer'', ''Findlater'', ''Broadbottom'', and ''Great Snoring''. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory essay discussing the chronology and development of English, Irish, Welsh, and Scottish place-names, as well as an extensive bibliography, maps of Britain showing old and new boundaries, and a glossary of common elements in place-names. Also new to this edition is an appendix of recommended web links pointing to relevant online resources, thereby expanding the scope of the dictionary and providing the reader with an opportunity to explore the subject further. Both accessible and up to date, this dictionary is an ideal companion for anybody travelling around the British Isles, as well as for researchers and students with an interest in toponomy, local history, cartography, and lexicography.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 576
ISBN-13: 9780199609086
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 019960908X
Kategori: Opslagsværker
Udg. Dato: 20 okt 2011
Længde: 35mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 193mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 20 okt 2011
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Kategori Opslagsværker


ISBN-13 9780199609086


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 576


Udgave


Længde 35mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 193mm


Udg. Dato 20 okt 2011


Oplagsdato 20 okt 2011


Forlag Oxford University Press

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