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1500 California Place Names

Their Origin and Meaning, A Revised version of 1000 California Place Names by Erwin G....

William Bright

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University of California Press
30 November 1998

Reference works; Place names & gazetteers; Travel & holiday

"This is the new ""pocket"" version of the classic California Place Names, first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde's monumental work, which went through several editions during its author's lifetime, has now been released in an expanded and updated edition by William Bright. The abridged version, originally called 1000 California Place Names, has grown to a dynamic 1500 California Place Names in Bright's hands. Those who have used and enjoyed 1000 California Place Names through the decades will be glad to know that 1500 California Place Names is not only bigger but better. This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or geographical features of the state, such as La Jolla, Tahoe, and Alcatraz, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, whether Spanish like Bodega and Chamisal or Native American like Aguanga and Siskiyou.

Names of the major Indian tribes of California are included, since some of them have been directly adapted as place names and others have been the source of a variety of names. Bright incorporates his own recent research and that of other linguists and local historians, giving us a much deeper appreciation of the tangled ancestry many California names embody. Featuring phonetic pronunciations for all the Golden State's tongue-twisting names, this is in effect a brand new book, indispensable to California residents and visitors alike."

By: William Bright
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 181mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9780520212718
ISBN 10: 0520212711
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 30 November 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Bright is Professor Adjoint in Linguistics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and author of numerous books including A Coyote Reader (California, 1993). He edited the four-volume International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (1991), as well as the revised, unabridged California Place Names (California, 1998).

Reviews for 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, A Revised version of <i>1000 California Place Names</i> by Erwin G. Gudde, Third edition

"""The definitive guide to the etymology of California's geographical names . . . updates the state's poetic vocabulary and gives compelling proof that place names are not the fixed road-map landmarks that so many assume them to be.""--""Santa Cruz Sentinel"