Sökning: "lake names"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden lake names.
1. Studier över sörmländska sjönamn : Etymologi, namnbildning och formutveckling
Sammanfattning : The study of Swedish lake names may involve difficulties of many different kinds. The varying themes of the individual studies making up this thesis reflect the wide span of hydronymic research. Lake names can be structured morphologically, semantically, chronologically and geographically. LÄS MER
2. Vattensjön och Vattenån : Samband mellan sjönamn och ånamn i Medelpad
Sammanfattning : The main aim of this study of pairs of lake and river names in the northern Swedish province of Medelpad is to establish whether, as a rule, the lake name or the river name is (in formal terms) the primary name. The study also seeks to ascertain whether there are geographical variations in ‘name priority’ in this sense within the region studied, and whether there are any signs of the priority pattern having changed over time. LÄS MER
3. Nordiska ortnamn på -und
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, an investigation and classification of Scandinavian place-names in -und is undertaken. The thesis comprises two main sections: Part 1, containing a review of earlier research and discussions of broader issues, and Part 2, consisting of studies of, individual names, arranged inalphabetical order. LÄS MER
4. Bebyggelsens mångfald. En studie av södra Hallands järnåldersgårdar baserad på arkeologiska och historiska källor
Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to elucidate Iron Age settlement in southern Halland from two angles: (1) the evidence of antiquities (graves), ground finds of metal and rock, and place-names; (2) the information conveyed by investigations in settlement archaeology. The combined study of graves, ground finds, and place-names shows that the image of southern Halland in the Iron Age differs depending on which category is analysed. LÄS MER
5. Det rituella landskapet : Kosmografiska uttrycksformer och territoriell struktur
Sammanfattning : Symbolic landscapes have now for some time been discussed in various disciplines. They have been interpreted as the result of culturalactivities, often connected with territoriality and religious or political ambitions and in particular steered by human desire to leave animprint of power and control. LÄS MER