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NAMES AND THE CULTURALLY DEFINED ENVIRONMENT 4 Though a legacy of the past , place - names function in the present as sign- posts , guiding people as they move around the territory and facilitating all communications relating to place .
NAMES AND THE CULTURALLY DEFINED ENVIRONMENT 4 Though a legacy of the past , place - names function in the present as sign- posts , guiding people as they move around the territory and facilitating all communications relating to place .
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is , the fact that they are both " descriptive " and " names . " Many names relate to salient environmental features , which can be easily recognized by travellers on the land and communicated to others . On the other hand , there are ...
is , the fact that they are both " descriptive " and " names . " Many names relate to salient environmental features , which can be easily recognized by travellers on the land and communicated to others . On the other hand , there are ...
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Names relating to faunal resources Over one third of the names in the sample represent a particular type of descriptive name which refer directly to faunal resources . Included are names relating to a large range of species of mammals ...
Names relating to faunal resources Over one third of the names in the sample represent a particular type of descriptive name which refer directly to faunal resources . Included are names relating to a large range of species of mammals ...
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Contents
Heather Bliss | 11 |
Julie Brittain Carrie Dyck Yvan Rose Marguerite MacKenzie | 29 |
Clare Cook | 47 |
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