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Specific developments in Kiili place names

Author(s) -

Tiina Laansalu

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

eesti ja soome-ugri keeleteaduse ajakiri journal of estonian and finno-ugric linguistics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.142

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 2228-1339

pISSN - 1736-8987

DOI - 10.12697/jeful.2012.3.1.06

Subject(s) - etymology , vocabulary , estonian , linguistics , toponymy , rest (music) , settlement (finance) , adaptation (eye) , history , computer science , philosophy , psychology , world wide web , medicine , neuroscience , cardiology , payment

Place names have changed with the rest of the vocabulary during the development of the Estonian language. However, with place names characteristic developments have occurred that differ from the general vocabulary. Irregular shortening, group transition, folk ety- mology and adaptation have occurred. This article will give a brief review of each specifi c development and will give examples, based on the settlement names in Kiili.

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