D11: Conversion systems
 
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Documents and literature

 

Available documents:
  • D11-01: Päll, P. (2003). Script Transformation Systems. In J. Sievers and F.J. Ormeling (eds.) (2003) - Training coourse on Toponymy. Frankfurt am Main, Verlag des Bundesamtes für Kartographie und Geodäsie), pp. 131-137.


Literature:

  • Kadmon, N. (2000). Toponymy. The Lore, Laws and Language of Geographical Names. Vantage Press, New York.

  • Back, O. (1997). Fragen der Wiedergabe fremdsprachlicher geographiscner Namen durch Exonyme oder durch Umschriftung. In: Kartographie und Namenstandardisierung. Wiener Schriften zur Geographie und Kartographie. Band 10. Institut fur Geographie der Universitat Wien, Ordinariat fur Geographie und Kartographie, 1997, pp. 55-63.


Online resources:


The United Nations sell the following publications which also can be downloaded from the UNGEGN website:

  • Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names (New York 2002) / pdf

  • Manual for the national standardization of geographical names (UN - Ecosoc, New York, 2006   ST/ESA/STAT/SERM/88 Sales No. E.06.XVII.7 ISBN 92-1-161490-2, available in the 6 UN languages) / pdf

  • Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names (New York, 2007) / pdf

  • Resolutions adopted at the ten UN Conferences on the standardization of geographical names (English (pdf) / French (pdf)

 

 
 
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