Approaches to Research in Toponymy

Tent, Jan

doi:10.1179/0027773814z.000000000103

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“…Another goal was to elucidate the spatial distribution and make informed assertions concerning the spatial patterns and the semantic relationships of oikonyms with the real-life characteristics of the environment. We strongly support the statement by Jan Tent about the possibilities of extensive (geographic) research in toponymy (Tent, 2015), and share his observation that, although digital toponymy data sources are widely available and research itself is 'more straightforward to conduct' than intensive (etymological) research, only a small part of toponymic studies that actually exist are by their very nature extensive. Extensive studies often focus on the relationship between toponyms and the natural (landscape) elements (Capra, Ganga, Filzmoser, Gaviano, & Vacca, 2016;Cox, Maehr, & Larkin, 2002;Derungs, Wartmann, Purves, & Mark, 2013;Shi, Ren, Du, & Gao, 2015;Tucci et al, 2011).…”

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Plants and animals in the oikonyms of Lithuania

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Two toponymical maps presented in this paper show 2332 inhabited places of Lithuania that have names (oikonyms) associated with vegetation and animals. The maps and the dataset are the outcomes of a project that is aimed at combining the outcomes of professional onomastic research with an environment that fosters exploration. The oikonyms were extracted from the reference base dataset of Lithuania by means of an automated algorithm. Original cartographic symbols have been designed for depicting categories and species. The multiscale map application, with its exploratory tools, makes it easy to see spatial distribution of geographic names related with particular groups of plants and animals. Analysis of map data enables the assertion that local toponymy reflects a distribution of species that were characteristic to the territory over past centuries. The maps are supplemented by comparative density maps and statistical charts. The reference scale of the main maps is 1: 500,000. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…The same question can be raised concerning the distribution of particular toponymic species at present and in the past. Indeed, if 'place names function as independent variables which can be tested against dependent variables … ' (Tent, 2015), the research would be possible and could potentially yield valid results.…”

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Plants and animals in the oikonyms of Lithuania

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“…Geographical names contain necessary information of location. In addition to that, geographical names also allot to attributive information toward the correlated spatial data (Tent, 2015). With the enlargement of study in association with place names critically (Vuolteenaho & Berg, 2009), without a doubt, they do not merely act as an information contributor on just the physical background but the anthropological factor as well.…”

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Geographical names to support monitoring of the regional dynamic in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

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Proc. Int. Cartogr. Assoc.

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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Maps is a valuable tool for the geographer to do geographical research. One of the maps’ layer is geographical names. Geographical names belong to the cultural heritage and could help identify the development of human’s civilization. The boundaries that spread throughout a region have the characteristic of constraining both juridically and legally-formal up to its social aspects. However, the regional borders that have previously been determined are now open to modifications over time. The objectives of this research are : 1) analyse the multitemporal maps as the source of geographical names dynamic inside an area; 2) interpret data of dynamic geographical names obtained to be the basis of regional boundaries alteration. The historical map collection of the Royal Tropical Institute in the Library of Map Leiden University (Maps of Magelang from 1855, 1915, 1938, 1940), the topographic map of the U.S. Army Map Service (AMS) (printed in 1945), the Indonesian official topographic maps (Peta Rupabumi Indonesia-RBI) dated 2001, the Google Maps 2018, and the OpenStreetMaps 2018 are altogether utilized in studying the geographical names dynamic of both Magelang Municipality and Magelang Regency. The multitemporal geographical names data are later to be employed to assist the analysis of regional dynamic. We applied the descriptive qualitative method in this research. The existing maps published during the colonialism era and post-Independence Day (1945) can be beneficial to locate the development of regional boundaries and as a resource of multitemporal geographical names. The existence of Magelang Municipality physically has been found since the region belonged to Kedu Residency. On the other hand, the administrative borders were first emerging in a map issued in 1938. The maps from 1855 to 2001 showed that administrative borders of the regions and geographical names examined before were bound to change, mainly on district names. This matter happened due to the proliferation and integration of regions within the Municipality and Regency. Although the borders appeared the same on some of the maps (the 1855 version was similar to the 1915’s and from 1938 to 1945 showed the parallel border lines), the maps showed different geographical names. The orthography of geographical names is experiencing changes as well, from using diacritic to using the Perfected Spelling System (Ejaan Yang Disempurnakan-EYD).</p>

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“…This kind of study on the place names of the Lion City has to be necessarily intensive and qualitative [24] (pp. [65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74], and requires a deep analysis of the selected toponyms both at the linguistic and historical level.…”

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Sequent Occupance and Toponymy in Singapore: The Diachronic and Synchronic Development of Urban Place Names

2019

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This paper is aimed at investigating the applicability of the notion of Sequent Occupance to the Singapore context. Sequent Occupance as a phenomenon in Human Geography was first theorized by Derwent Whittlesey in 1929 in order to describe the current cultural landscape of a region as a combination of all the people which have ‘sequentially’ occupied that region from the past to the present. According to the Sequence Occupance Theory, the cultural imprint of each civilization is never completely lost and its traces can be seen to the present day. This is a historical phenomenon that occurs in the same region or space, but at different times. Sequent Occupance regards each region as a pattern of many cultural layers laid upon each other, where each layer can be attributed to a particular civilization or culture, which overlaps the ones before it. Singapore, with its multilingual and multicultural context and with its colonial past, is a very important test-bed for Sequence Occupance approaches both in the fields of Historical Toponomastics and Human Geography. This paper aims to apply the notion of Sequence Occupance to the study of Singapore Toponomastics with a focus on Odonymy and Micro-Toponyms. The study discusses the notion of Sequent Occupance in Singapore in the light of several local Toponyms, trying to ascertain if this concept can be applied to the diachronic and synchronic development of the Urban Toponymy of the Lion City. The article also highlights historical processes in the “making” of the multi-layered Singapore society.

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Approaches to Research in Toponymy

Cited by 55 publications

References 28 publications

Plants and animals in the oikonyms of Lithuania

Plants and animals in the oikonyms of Lithuania

Geographical names to support monitoring of the regional dynamic in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Sequent Occupance and Toponymy in Singapore: The Diachronic and Synchronic Development of Urban Place Names

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