THE INNER FORM OF QUEBEC PLACENAMES AS A REFLECTION OF LANGUAGE WORLD PICTURE OF THE REGION
This article deals with the inner form of Quebec place names as a way of reflection of Quebec’s language world picture. The author attempts to uncover the information (historic and cultural) these place names contain. The article covers the periods of time of the place names formation and the peculiarities of their origin.
Keywords: Quebec, language world picture, place name
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Issue: 10, 2013
Series of issue: Issue 10
Rubric: GERMANIC AND ROMAN LANGUAGES
Pages: 89 — 94
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