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Forma y Función 2011
TOPONIMIA LATINOAMERICANA: UN ENFOQUE SEMIóTICOKeywords: toponymy, semiotics, place names studies, latin america, spanish, origin, motivation, autochthonous place names, formants. Abstract: this article focuses on the national, cultural, and historical connotations of latin american place names. the origin, motivation, and semantic structure of latin american place names are analyzed from the semiotic point of view and examined through their role in the linguistic world view of latin american people.
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