Author | : Erwin Gustav Gudde |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.
Author | : Erwin Gustav Gudde |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.
Author | : William Bright |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1998-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520920546 |
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.
Author | : Erwin G. Gudde |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520266196 |
This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.
Author | : Erwin Gustav Gudde |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Susan Gillman |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2022-05-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0226819655 |
The story of the “American Mediterranean,” both an idea and a shorthand popularized by geographers, historians, novelists, and travel writers from the early nineteenth century to the 1970s. The naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, visiting the Gulf-Caribbean in the early nineteenth century, called it America’s Mediterranean. Almost a century later, Southern California was hailed as “Our Mediterranean, Our Italy!” Although “American Mediterranean” is not a household phrase in the United States today, it once circulated widely in French, Spanish, and English as a term of art and folk idiom. In this book, Susan Gillman asks what cultural work is done by this kind of unsystematic, open-ended comparative thinking. American Mediterraneans tracks two centuries of this geohistorical concept, from Humboldt in the early 1800s, to writers of the 1890s reflecting on the Pacific world of the California coast, to writers of the 1930s and 40s speculating on the political past and future of the Caribbean. Following the term through its travels across disciplines and borders, American Mediterraneans reveals a little-known racialized history, one that paradoxically appealed to a range of race-neutral ideas and ideals.
Author | : Sandy Nestor |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 469 |
Release | : 2015-05-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0786493399 |
The American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.
Author | : Félix Rodríguez Gonzáles |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2017-06-26 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110890615 |
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies, which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. For further publications in English linguistics see also our Dialects of English book series. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.