Problems of Place-Name Study: Being a Course of Three Lectures Delivered at King's College under the Auspices of the University of London [Paperback]

Originally published in 1929, this book provides a study of the problems and possibilities associated with the study of place names.Originally published in 1929, this book was based on a course of three lectures delivered by Mawer at King's College, Cambridge . The text provides a study of the problems and possibilities associated with the study of place names. A detailed index is also provided.Originally published in 1929, this book was based on a course of three lectures delivered by Mawer at King's College, Cambridge . The text provides a study of the problems and possibilities associated with the study of place names. A detailed index is also provided.Sir Allen Mawer (18791942) was a renowned scholar of place names. Originally published in 1929, this book was based on a course of three lectures delivered by Mawer at King's College, Cambridge under the auspices of the Board of English Studies in the University of London. The text provides a study of the problems and possibilities associated with the study of place names. A detailed index is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in place names and British history.Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1. Racial settlement; 2. The vocabulary of our forefathers; 3. Lines of interpretation; Indexes.