Adrian Room

Placenames of France

Over 4,000 Towns, Villages, Natural Features, Regions and Departments

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From Arles and fontana to sanctus, Joinville-le-Pont and Notre-Dame-des-Champs, this work is an alphabetical dictionary of more than 4000 placenames in France (including Corsica; and Monaco and Andorra). Natural features such as rivers, mountains and islands; administrative regions1such as historical provinces and modern departments; and inhabited centers such as cities, towns and villages are all listed. When possible, entries include examples of the early forms of the names and cross-references are provided as appropriate. The text concludes with four appendices: "Key Elements in French Placenames," "Revolutionary Placenames," "Names of Paris Metro Stations" and "Names of Major Features in Paris."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9780786445912
• ISBN-10: 0786445912
• Artikelnr.: 26203404

Autorenporträt

The late Adrian Room was a noted toponymist and onomastician. The author of more than 50 reference books about words and names, he lived in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction     
The Dictionary     
Appendix 1: French Habitative Names     
Appendix 2: Revoluntionary Renamings in France     
Appendix 3: Paris Metro Stations     
Appendix 4: Major Placenames in Paris     
Appendix 5: Common Words and Elements in French Placenames     
Bibliography