A microtoponimia de Sálvora

• Main Author: Carlos Lixó Gómez
• Format: Article
• Language: Catalan
• Published: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 2016-01-01
• Series: Estudos de Linguistica Galega
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=305646595007

In the summer of 2013 we collected the microtoponyms of Sálvora and its archipelago, within the framework of Proxecto Toponimia de Galicia . The fact it is an island depopulated for nearly half a century hampered the process, but precisely because of this exceptionality the results obtained have a special value for both philological and historical studies. This study has two main parts, Methodology and Analysis of toponyms . The former explains how data collection was carried out, what criteria were adopted and what problems were faced. The second part examines inland toponyms of Sálvora, maritime toponyms of the surrounding area and local generic words used by informants. The study contributed data pertinent to the patterns of past settlement and organization of the island and the exploration and humanization of the sea. The interest of toponymy for issues beyond the strictly linguistic is reconfirmed.