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Functions of geographical names : Functions of geographical names Ormeling Ferjan
amsterdam : amsterdam
amsterdam : amsterdam
amsterdam : amsterdam
Amsterdam : Amsterdam
Role of geographical names: serve as labels that can be used for : Role of geographical names: serve as labels that can be used for Orientation, Navigation, reference points
Names link us to the landscape
Pronunciation
Links to other documents/files
And: see next page
Role of names : Role of names
Names are links in non-oral communication : Names are links in non-oral communication
Names are links in non-oral communication : Names are links in non-oral communication 100 200 200 500 500 200 200
Names are links in non-oral communication : Names are links in non-oral communication
Names as link in Michelin tourist information system : Names as link in Michelin tourist information system
Systems of spatial links : Systems of spatial links Geographical names
Geographical coordinates, UTM coordinates
Local grids
Map grids
Street addresses
Geographical coordinates or numbers : Geographical coordinates or numbers Go to 50°092 North, 8°662 East (Frankfurt, Villa Mumm (BKG))
Cadastral map with numbered lots
Utrecht city centre: wards : Utrecht city centre: wards
But is we use names as links, they should be standardised : But is we use names as links, they should be standardised
Role of names : Role of names
Names are links in oral communication : Names are links in oral communication Pronunciation guides
phonetic alphabet
Slide18 : Tourist map of Greece with bi-scriptual rendering of place names
Names are links in oral communication : Names are links in oral communication Pronunciation guides
phonetic alphabet
Role of names : Role of names
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes
Anthropo-nyms: given names in the Netherlands1983-1998 : Anthropo-nyms: given names in the Netherlands 1983-1998
Slide23 : Old testament Spanish and Italian Names from history
and culture Traditional Dutch
names in full or
shortened versions
(top before 1950) Pre-modern
Dutch (top
Before 1983) Short modern
Dutch Short
Traditional
Dutch Frisian Short-premo-
dern internat.
(top before ’83) Scandi-
navian Very short
modern internat Short American/
English (top 1980) Naturenames Long pre-mod
Internat (top
before 1983) Long American/
English top 1990)
Etymology of ocean names : Etymology of ocean names
Use of geographical names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of geographical names for non-cartographic purposes Etymology
Descriptive names
Use of geographical names as brand names
Use of names as symbols
Use of names for educational purposes
Use of names for traffic/transportation
Use of names as a symbol for sovereignty
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes Etymology (explanation of meaning)
Netherlands = Lowlands = Nederland
In the Netherlands lived two tribes in Roman times (50 AD), the Batavi and the Belgae. Around 1600 the federation of northern provinces were called in Latin: Belgium Foederatum. Around 1800 AD the Northern part of the Netherlands was called Batavian Republic, its main headquarter overseas was called Batavia; when the Southern part of the Netherlands became independent in 1830 it called itself after the other tribe, Belgium.
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes Etymology
Descriptive
names
Use of names for non-carto-graphic purposes : etymology
Descriptive names
Use of geographical names as brand names Montelimar Use of names for non-carto- graphic purposes Brie
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes etymology
Descriptive names
Use of geographical names as brand names
Use of names as symbols – Rome
- Bonn, Pankow - Stalingrad, Vietnam
- Trianon, Saint Germain
- Bali
- Paris
- Venice
- Siberia
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes etymology
Descriptive names
Use of geographical names as brand names
Use of names as symbols
Use of names for educational purposes
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Dictionnaire des bureaux de poste Use of names for non-cartographic purposes Etymology
Descriptive names
Use of geographical names as brand names
Use of names as symbols
Use of names for educational purposes
Use of names for traffic/transportation
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes Dictionnaire des bureaux de poste
Use of names for non-cartographic purposes : Use of names for non-cartographic purposes Etymology
Descriptive names
Use of geographical names as brand names
Use of names as symbols
Use of names for educational purposes
Use of names for traffic/transportation
Use of names as a symbol for sovereignty
Map with capitals with new post-colonial names : Map with capitals with new post-colonial names
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