An integrated approach to germanic place names in the american midwest

Place names represent an established topic in sociocultural and critical scholarship on human space and place. Based on a comprehensive data set of Germanic names in the American Midwest, this article explores the value of a novel approach integrating advanced spatio-statistical measures with critic...

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Autore principale: Fuchs, Stephan (Autore)
Natura: Article (Journal)
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: 2015
In: The professional geographer
Year: 2015, Volume: 67, Fascicolo: 3, Pages: 330-341
ISSN:1467-9272
DOI:10.1080/00330124.2014.968834
Accesso online:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2014.968834
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Note sull'autore:Stephan Fuchs
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Riassunto:Place names represent an established topic in sociocultural and critical scholarship on human space and place. Based on a comprehensive data set of Germanic names in the American Midwest, this article explores the value of a novel approach integrating advanced spatio-statistical measures with critical interpretation to revitalize the field of toponomy on a concerted methodological and theoretical level. Processed in a geographic information system (GIS) environment, the regional toponymic pattern provides a broad and reliable framework that evokes interpretative discussion of underlying structures and processes. This characterizes Germanic toponyms as versatile sociodemographic, political, and ethnocultural indicators.
Descrizione del documento:Published online: 14 Nov 2014
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Descrizione fisica:Online Resource
ISSN:1467-9272
DOI:10.1080/00330124.2014.968834