On the correlation system of English differentiated settlement names
Abstract
On the correlation system of English differentiated settlement names
The paper defines the term “place-name correlation” and discusses the typology of English habitation name correlations. Regarding the number and structure of the opposing name forms, the author differentiates potential correlations, correlations of two, three, and four or more elements. With respect to the semantic relationship of the distinctive additions in the correlations, each above category can be further divided into regular (including close, half-close and open) and irregular oppositions. The study also clarifies when these correlations were born, how and why they changed in the course of history, and what conclusions could be drawn about the range of human vision on the basis of their geographic distribution.
