Author: Adrian Room
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Contains over 4,500 name changes worldwide, ranging from small villages to entire countries.
Place-name Changes 1900-1991
Author: Adrian Room
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Contains over 4,500 name changes worldwide, ranging from small villages to entire countries.
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Contains over 4,500 name changes worldwide, ranging from small villages to entire countries.
An Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name Studies
Author: Adrian Room
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810831698
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Information on more than 660 terms used in onomastics, the study of names.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810831698
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Information on more than 660 terms used in onomastics, the study of names.
Research for Writers
Author: R. Michael Stewart
Publisher: Unistar Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher: Unistar Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Russian Language Today
Author: Larissa Ryazanova-Clarke
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415142563
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
An analysis of the dramatic changes which have occurred in the Russian language at the end of the 20th century.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415142563
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
An analysis of the dramatic changes which have occurred in the Russian language at the end of the 20th century.
Place Names
Author: Richard R. Randall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Randall is a former CIA analyst who was executive secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for some 20 years. His study of place names describes how the names of things influence the way people view the world around them. He also shows how place names have entered popular culture and how the lack of permanent place names has caused problems for military and government bodies. A short chapter on unusual and unacceptable names provides especially rich reading for followers of the trivial, quirky, and strange. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Randall is a former CIA analyst who was executive secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for some 20 years. His study of place names describes how the names of things influence the way people view the world around them. He also shows how place names have entered popular culture and how the lack of permanent place names has caused problems for military and government bodies. A short chapter on unusual and unacceptable names provides especially rich reading for followers of the trivial, quirky, and strange. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Place Names of Atlantic Canada
Author: William Baillie Hamilton
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802075703
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
"Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802075703
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
"Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Reference and Subscription Books Reviews
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Twentieth Century China
Author: James H. Cole
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780765603951
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 1492
Book Description
Emphasizing reference works published since 1964, these volumes cover books, periodicals, and inclusions (i.e., chapters in edited volumes) on the 1911 Revolution, the Republic of China (1949--), post-1911 Taiwan, post-1911 Hong Kong and Macao, and post-1911 overseas Chinese.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780765603951
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 1492
Book Description
Emphasizing reference works published since 1964, these volumes cover books, periodicals, and inclusions (i.e., chapters in edited volumes) on the 1911 Revolution, the Republic of China (1949--), post-1911 Taiwan, post-1911 Hong Kong and Macao, and post-1911 overseas Chinese.
Public Library Catalog
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
Book Description
Library Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.