Kalnuotų vietų įvardijimas nekainuotoje Lietuvos teritorijoje (remiantis Joniškio rajono vietovardžiais)
On Naming Elevated Spots in the Lowlands of Lithuania (On the Basis of Place Names in the Joniškis District)

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with names for elevated spots in Joniškis District, in the lowlands of Northern Lithuania. In all, 216 names, collected from oral speech, are discussed. They are divided into motivated and unmotivated ones, according to whether they contain reference to physiography or not. Names based on physiographical features (properties and shape of the soil), flora, fauna or human inhabitation predominate, but there is also a sizeable group of more recent possessive formations based on proper names. Unmotivated names account for one tenth of the material. Names derived from proper names predominate here as well. Generalising we can say that most names of evelated spots in this region refer to physiographical features, flora, fauna and human inhabitation (property status and human activity). Apart from a semantic analysis, the article also provides data on folk etymology and oral tradition.

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