Problems of Place-Name Study: Being a Course of Three Lectures Delivered at King's College under the Auspices...

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A. Mawer

Problems of Place-Name Study

Being a Course of Three Lectures Delivered at King's College under the Auspices of the University...

A. Mawer

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English

Cambridge University Press
01 January 2015

Place names & gazetteers; Historiography; Regional geography

Sir Allen Mawer (1879–1942) was a renowned scholar of place names. Originally published in 1929, this book was based on a course of three lectures delivered by Mawer at King's College, Cambridge under the auspices of the Board of English Studies in the University of London. The text provides a study of the problems and possibilities associated with the study of place names. A detailed index is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in place names and British history.

By: A. Mawer
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9781107455634
ISBN 10: 1107455634
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 01 January 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1. Racial settlement; 2. The vocabulary of our forefathers; 3. Lines of interpretation; Indexes.