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Sunnyside : a sociolinguistic history of British house names /

This book discusses developments in the history of British house names from the earliest written evidence (Beowulf's Heorot) to the twentieth century. Chapters 1 and 2 track changes from medieval naming practices such as Ceolmundingchaga and Prestebures, to present-day house names such as Fairh...

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Main Author:	Wright, Laura, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:	British Academy monograph.
Subjects:	English language > Etymology > Names. House names > Great Britain > History. Sociolinguistics > Great Britain. House names. Great Britain. History.

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