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The role of numerals in the formation and functioning of the toponymic system: complex approach

open access: yesНеофилология, 2023
The aim of the research is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of numerative toponyms on the material of the USA toponymic system. The material of the research was toponyms containing numerals from 1 to 10 in the amount of 20709 units, obtained by the ...
A. V. Urazmetova
doaj   +1 more source

Scrutinizing the Wallacean shortfall: global gaps in snake occurrence data across space and environment

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Occurrence records are fundamental for ecological and evolutionary research, providing key information on species' geographic ranges. However, these records are often taxonomically, spatially, and temporally biased, requiring caution in their use. Here, we analysed the spatial coverage of occurrence records for over 3500 snake species worldwide to ...
Lívia Frateles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Categorization of Ogliastra toponyms.

open access: yes, 2015
Reference Categories (C):aSC = soil.bSMC = soil/morphology.cSGC = soil/geology.dMFC = morphology/fauna.eMVC = morphology/vegetation.fVC = vegetation.gSLC = soil cover/land uses.hOTSL = other toponyms in Sardinian language.iUT = untranslatable.kOTI ...
Gian Franco Capra (705924)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

A Study of Banjarmasin City's Toponyms as a Learning Resource for Local History Based on Wetland Wisdom

open access: yesYupa: Historical Studies Journal
The city of Banjarmasin has a long history, reflected in the place names (toponyms) scattered across its territory. Toponyms not only indicate locations but also encapsulate historical, cultural, and local wisdom values of the wetland communities ...
Mansyur Mansyur   +3 more
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Vitex oreadica and V. umbellata (Lamiaceae): two new species from Cerrado and Atlantic forest of Brazil

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Vitex L. is a pantropical genus of Lamiaceae comprising 209 taxa. Brazil harbors 35 species, representing nearly 50% of the genus richness in the Neotropics, with the Amazon showing the highest richness, followed by the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado domains. Nevertheless, most taxonomic studies of the genus have been conducted in Africa and Asia.
Thaís Teixeira Conegiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toponyms and spatial representations

open access: yes, 2020
My paper addresses an interesting issue in name theory, the relationship between toponyms and spatial representations as well as the cultural differences manifesting themselves in connection with these.
Reszegi, Katalin
core   +1 more source

What's in a Tibetan name?

open access: yesNames
Toponyms of the Tibetan Plateau have been scarcely studied. To help address that need, this study explores cross-cultural toponymy and phonetic opacity.
Thupten Wodzer
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Toponyms in the Spontaneous Speech of Hungarians Living in Vojvodina and Prekmurje

open access: yesВопросы ономастики, 2022
The paper discusses for the first time the toponyms occurring in the spontaneous speech of Hungarians living in the bilingual regions of Vojvodina (Serbia) and Prekmurje (Slovenia).
Gleb P. Pilipenko
doaj   +1 more source

A Study of Toponyms: Place Names in Tosya (Kastamonu) / Yer Adları Açısından Bir İnceleme: Tosya’da (Kastamonu) Yer Adları [PDF]

open access: yesFolklor/Edebiyat, 2020
An important branch of onomastics (or onomatology) is the one on the names of places (toponyms). Toponymy is an interdisciplinary field of study in which many disciplines such as linguistics, geography, history, sociology and archaeology are ...
Erol Topal, Bilgin Ünal İbret
doaj   +1 more source

On the Morphology of Toponyms: What Greek Inflectional Paradigms Can Teach us

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 77-96, March 2025.
Abstract The research is a contribution to the investigation of the grammatical status of toponyms from the point of view of inflectional paradigmatic morphology. By examining data from Standard Modern Greek, as well as select data from its historical development, the analysis reveals that the inflectional morphology of toponyms shows significant ...
Michail I. Marinis
wiley   +1 more source

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