Dictionary Of Southern African Place Names
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| Author | : Peter E Raper |
| Publisher | : Jonathan Ball Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 1276 |
| Release | : 2014-12-08 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1868425509 |
The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names - now in its 4th edition - helps you sort your Komkhulu from your Kommetjie with the most comprehensive glossary of Southern African towns, villages, railway stations, mountains, rivers and beaches. The 9 000 short entries incorporate data from sources dating as far back as 1486, encapsulating the linguistic and cultural heritage of all the peoples of the subcontinent, past and present. In this highly readable book the expert authors take you on a fascinating journey of the highways and byways of Southern Africa. Whether you are a motorist, an adventurer or merely an armchair traveller, this book has a multitude of facts and details that will fascinate you. This is much more than a reference book - it gives an insight into what shapes a place and its people through our heroes, events, beliefs, values, fears and aspirations.
| Author | : P. E. Raper |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 592 |
| Release | : 2015-06-08 |
| Genre | : Africa, Southern |
| ISBN | : 9781868425495 |
Now in its 4th Edition -- this dictionary helps you to sort your Komkhulu from your Kommetjie with the most comprehensive glossary of Southern African towns, villages, railway stations, mountains, rivers and beaches. The 9,000 short entries incorporate data from sources dating as far back as 1486, encapsulating the linguistic and cultural heritage of all the peoples of the subcontinent, past and present. In this highly readable book the expert authors take you on a fascinating journey of the highways and byways of Southern Africa. Whether you are a motorist, an adventurer or merely an armchair traveller, this book has a multitude of facts and details that will amuse and interest you. This is much more than a reference book -- it gives an insight into what shapes a place and its people through our heroes, events, beliefs, values, fears and aspirations.
| Author | : Charles Pettman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : Names, Geographical |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Adrian Room |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2024-10-18 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1476617104 |
In this useful work, detailing more than 2,500 African placenames of all types, each entry identifies the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country. An account of the name's origin and meaning follows, along with appropriate historical, topographical, and biological references. Cross references provide former names, alternate spellings, and alternate forms of current names. An introduction comprises a geographical summary, a chronological survey of the exploration and colonization of Africa, and an overview of African languages.
| Author | : P. E. Raper |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 632 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Geographic dictionary of the place names of South Africa. Includes historical origins of names and pronunciation guides.
| Author | : Liora Bigon |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 237 |
| Release | : 2016-06-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319324853 |
This volume examines the discursive relations between indigenous, colonial and post-colonial legacies of place-naming in Africa in terms of the production of urban space and place. It is conducted by tracing and analysing place-naming processes, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa during colonial times (British, French, Belgian, Portuguese), with a considerable attention to both the pre-colonial and post-colonial situations. By combining in-depth area studies research – some of the contributions are of ethnographic quality – with colonial history, planning history and geography, the authors intend to show that culture matters in research on place names. This volume goes beyond the recent understanding obtained in critical studies of nomenclature, normally based on lists of official names, that place naming reflects the power of political regimes, nationalism, and ideology.
| Author | : P. E. Raper |
| Publisher | : Jonathan Ball Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Gideon F. Smith |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2019-10-19 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128140089 |
Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an overview of the family Crassulaceae and genus Kalanchoe in global and subcontinental contexts that is followed by information on the taxonomic history of the genus. The characters and ecology of the species are also discussed, including their distribution ranges, where they occur, their habitat preferences, and where the species were formally recorded for the first time. For each indigenous and naturalized species, comprehensive taxonomic, descriptive and other information of interest is provided. This is the must-have resource for plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers. - Includes currently accepted scientific names and synonyms, common names in English, morphology, cytology, chemistry, toxicology, biogeography, pollination biology, dispersal, cultivation, biocultural applications, and more - Contains a dichotomous identification key and descriptions, providing much needed tools for accurate species identification - Provides an extensive sets of illustrations for all species
| Author | : Chrismi-Rinda Loth |
| Publisher | : UJ Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Standardisation and the Wealth of Place Names – Aspects of a Delicate Relationship is a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 6th International Symposium on Place Names that took place virtually 29 September – 1 October 2021. The symposium explored the issues of multiple place names vis-à-vis processes of standardisation. These studies collectively show that there is not a simplistic dichotomy between standardisation and the protection of cultural heritage. Some papers grapple with the implications and execution of standardisation processes, while others explore the emergence of alternative or unofficial names in response to top-down initiatives. The matter of signed place names also receives some attention. A number of papers excavate the layers of multiple place names, thereby contributing to our ‘wealth’ of toponymic knowledge. These proceedings are the product of collaboration between Southern African and international researchers. As such, it is a valuable resource to local as well as international scholars who are interested in the interdisciplinary field of toponymy.
| Author | : Theodorus du Plessis |
| Publisher | : UJ Press |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2020-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1928424694 |
Recognition, Regulation, Revitalisation: Place Names and Indigenous Languages is a selection of double-blind peer-reviewed papers from the 5th International Symposium on Place Names that took place 18-20 September 2020 in Clarens, South Africa. The symposium celebrated 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages as declared by the United Nations.
