What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names

What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9789813221475
ISBN-13 : 981322147X
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Book Synopsis What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names by : Ng Yew Peng

Download or read book What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names written by Ng Yew Peng and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 name groups were known in Singapore. Based on digitised historical newspapers, dated back to 1830, municipal records and Malay dictionaries, the origins, meanings and date of naming for many place names are uncovered. As part of Singapore history, place names known since 1936 are recorded in this book. Although place names are fairly static in nature, there have been more than 100 name changes. The naming trends transitioned from English to Malay and then back to English names. Discover that Toa Payoh was not named after a big swamp, Anderson Road was named before John Anderson, a former Governor, took up his job and many more new findings in this exciting book. This book is a complete listing of all place names since 1936, together with the most comprehensive annotations to date — a first in Singapore. It is also the only book of its kind that analyses naming trends. Information on the origins or date of naming was based on primary sources such as old maps, minutes of municipal meetings, Chinese books and digitised newspapers. Contents: A Study of Singapore Place Names: IntroductionNomenclature of Singapore Place NamesThe Contents of Singapore Place NamesPlace Names of Chinese OriginStandardisation of Chinese Place NamesEvolution of Place NamesConclusionSingapore Gazetteer Since 1936 and Annotations Readership: This book is meant for students as well as the general public interested in finding out the history behind Singapore's place names. Keywords: Singapore;Place Name;Road;Street;Village;Toponymics;StatisticReview: Key Features: This is the most comprehensive book on the subject of toponymics using data from digitised newspapers dated back to 1830 that were unavailable in the pastUse of information from Chinese sources, of which no English books on the same subject has been attempted beforeAnalysis of place names and naming trends based on four main racial groups have not been performed previously


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