An International Glossary of Place Name Elements.0810850400 An international glossary of place name elements. Mann, Joel F. Scarecrow Scarecrow goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ignorance Scarecrow can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am. Pr. 2005 189 pages $65.00 Hardcover G104 A mild mannered medical technologist  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. by day, Mann transmutes into a
student of topographical onomastics on·o·mas·tics n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. a. The study of the origins and forms of proper names. b. The study of the origins and forms of terms used in specialized fields. 2. when bitten by his interest in history and genealogy genealogy (jē'nēŏl`əjē, –ăl`–, jĕ–), the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. . Here he compiles elements of place-names that he has spent much time looking up in atlases, dictionaries, and gazetteers; along with their meaning, the language they come from, and often an example of their use in an actual name. He confesses that he is a layman in the field, and must rely on his sources for accuracy. There is no index, and no way to look up the origin of a particular place without first breaking it into elements. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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