Ord för höjder och sluttningar i Daga härad : en studie över betydelsen hos två grupper terrängbetecknande appellativ och ortnamnselement

Sammanfattning: When topographical generics such as backe, berg, slänt and stalp are treated in literature and dialect records, their lexical meaning is often given without details and precise semantic distinctions. It is indicated by 'synonyms' and by established agreement with other words within the same semantic field, rarely by contrasting definite differences between the words. This can easily give an impression of a synonymity among topographical generics which is out of proportion to the great number of words in use. The main aim of this dissertation is to establish the exact meaning of words for heights and slopes in their two functions, as appellatives and as place-name elements. The study also aims atillustrating the necessity of field work, its problems and possible sources of errors.