Kangarooby : the case of a hybrid toponym
Description
The coining of toponyms involves various processes. The most common of these involve such factors as description or association (e.g. Coldwater Creek, Rocky Plain, Round Mountain, Powerline Creek, Shark Bay); the naming of a feature after someone or something (e.g. Mt Kosciuszko, Adelaide, Endeavour River, Collaroy etc.); or the commemoration of an event or occasion (e.g. Cape Tribulation, Agincourt Reefs, Whitsunday Islands) (See Tent & Blair, 2011). In a Placenames Australia article (Tent,...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2020-03 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/206343 |
Source: | Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey |
Access Rights: | Open Access via publisher site |
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