Dictionary of Southern African place names
Seiten
2014
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4th ed
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA (Verlag)
978-1-86842-549-5 (ISBN)
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA (Verlag)
978-1-86842-549-5 (ISBN)
The Southern African landscape is difficult to master. A complex cultural history means that even roads-less-travelled boast signposts of a region's eclectic heritage. You might be trying to get to Nelspruit and find yourself in Calcutta, or taking a road-trip to the Vaal and stopping off at a kafee in Parys.
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.
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.
Professor Peter E Raper, Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics, University of the Free State and member of the South African Academy of Science and Art. He is a member of the International Geographical Union's Commission on Toponymy, and International Cartographic Association's Working Group on Toponymy. Lucie A Möller is Research Fellow of the Department of Linguistics of the University of the Free State and member of the South African Academy of Science and Art. Theodorus du Plessis is a professor in linguistics (language policy and planning) and the Director of the Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment at the University of the Free State.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2014 |
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Verlagsort | Johannesburg |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 500 g |
Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
ISBN-10 | 1-86842-549-5 / 1868425495 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-86842-549-5 / 9781868425495 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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