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1. Coping with choices and contraints
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Some of the most important questions an editor/publisher
is confronted with, are:
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For which names should we use exonyms
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Which languages
(#145) should we take the names from? |
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How should we treat compound
names (#033) containing generic elements? |
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How should we convert (transcribe or
transliterate
(#352)) names from non-Roman writing languages into the
Roman alphabet? |
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Which obsolete (replaced)
names should still be mentioned in the map?
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How should we render secondary names?
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What do we do with articles
(#018) and definite/indefinite forms? |
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What should we do with names crossing
language borders?
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J.
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What should be the editor's policy
regarding name changes?
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Above aspects will be explained on the following
pages.
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