The Place-Names of Wales

The Place-Names of Wales
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Publisher : University of Wales Press
Total Pages : 111
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ISBN-10 : 9781783161669
ISBN-13 : 1783161663
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Book Synopsis The Place-Names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen

Download or read book The Place-Names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Place-Names of Wales was originally published in 1998 and reissued in 2005 in the Pocket Guide series. This current updated publication adds some thirty entries, which importantly take into consideration more recent research. The entry for each place-name provides details of historical forms and dates; analyses each name into its component linguistic elements; tracks the later linguistic development of the name and the influences upon it particularly within a bilingual society; compares the name with similar names elsewhere, and interprets that meaning within the history of Wales and in the local context having regard for the landscape and changing land-use. In addition to explaining the link between place-names and language, history and landscape, the introduction includes a section on the significance of place-name study, and a short section to allow non-Welsh speakers to understand some relevant sound-changes.


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