Description: Dictionary of British Place-Names, Paperback by Mills, A. D., ISBN 019960908X, ISBN-13 9780199609086, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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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Number of Pages: 576 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Dictionary of British Place-Names
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Dictionaries, Europe / Great Britain / General, Linguistics / Etymology, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2011
Features: Revised
Item Weight: 14.7 Oz
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Author: David Mills
Item Length: 7.5 in
Subject Area: Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Series: Oxford Quick Référence Ser.
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
