toponyms

The Toponymy Interest Group, referred to as TIG, is an arm of the American Name Society created to promote the collection, study, and dissemination of placename information and methods. http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/plansus/

naming bardi places (claire bowern) http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bowern/Mypapers/Places.pdf

OLDT definition http://www.odlt.org/

american heritage definition http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/toponymy

merriam webster definition http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toponymy

encylopedia britannica online definition http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/599720/toponymy

toponymy course e at universiteit utrecht http://toponymycourses.geog.uu.nl/

msn encarta definition http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861720937

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