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Analysis of Some U.S. Place Names of Spanish Origin
RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics, 2013 The article presents an overview of some US place names of Hispanic origin through different types of classifications, especially through the classification of H.L. Mencken.
I A Martynenko
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A Place in the Dust: Text, Topography and a Toponymic Note on Micah 1:10-12a [PDF]
, 2010 The poetry of Micah’s oracle of doom (Mic 1:8-16) combines two undeniable motifs, the motif of the lament and that of geography. The latter motif is not well understood due to the obscurity of the place names found in vv. 10a-12b.
Matthew Suriano
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Névtan és egységesítés: egy kerekasztal-beszélgetés tanulságai [PDF]
, 2013 Onomastics and Standardization: Conclusions of a round table discussion This paper summarizes the main thoughts of a round table discussion organized on 11th June, 2013 as a separate session of the workshop entitled “Onomastics and ...
Faludi, Andrea
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A modern bestiary: a contrastive study of the figurative meanings of animal terms [PDF]
, 1995 This paper discusses the figurative meanings to the names of different animals in different cultures, and highlights some of the problems language learners and translators face when dealing with single-word conventional metaphor.
Nesi, Hilary
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Indian Givers: Amerindian State Names [PDF]
, 2000 Americans have wiped off the map many of the aboriginal names, but the names of geographical features that cannot be owned by individuals, such as those of mountains and great rivers, have often been left with their Amerindian names (sometimes mangled by
Ashley, Leonard R. N.
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A Contribution to the Standardization of Names of Foreign Geographical Features in Croatian Language
Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje, 2017 The focus of the article is the standardization of names of foreign geographical features in Croatian language. For these geographical features, we generally use (1) a foreign, i.e. original name, (2) a name adapted to the Croatian language, i.e.
Ankica Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivana Crljenko
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Adaptations of foreign geographical atlases from before 1989 published for the Polish users
Polish Cartographical Review, 2015 The adaptations of foreign cartographical works are the constant publishing practices. The subject matters of these studies are the adaptations of foreign geographical atlases, prepared for the Polish users before 1989.
Konopska Beata
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Standardization of orthographic variability of Tuvan toponyms
Новые исследования Тувы, 2018 The paper deals with the spelling variations of the official Tuvan toponymy and the unification of it in Russian language on the materials of the State Catalogue of Geographical Names, topographical maps and legislative acts.
Igor А. Dambuev
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Indikasi Geografis: Rezim Hki Yang Bersifat Sui Generis [PDF]
, 2012 The existence of the Geographical Indication (GI) was estabilished at the same time as the TRIPs Agreement in 1994. In the TRIPs Agreement, GI is Intellectual Property Rights (hereafter IPR) regime that is typical of sui generis due to its distinctive ...
Sasongko, W. (Wahyu)
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Türkiye’deki Büyükşehir Belediyelerine Ait Merkez İlçe Belediyelerinin Şehirsel Toponomisi
Coğrafi Bilimler DergisiMetropolitan municipalities, which entered Turkish municipal governance in 1984, consist of many districts or lower-tier municipalities. This study employs qualitative research methods, examining the central district municipalities of 27 metropolitan ...
Alpaslan Aliağaoğlu +1 more
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