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A Journal of Onomastics
Volume 54, 2006 - Issue 2
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Naming America's Graveyards, Cemeteries, Memorial Parks, and Gardens of Memories

Pages 91-101 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013
 

Abstract

While many urban cemeteries today bear the stamp of perpetually endowed conformity, America's burial grounds still attract the interests of linguists, historians, folklorists, and anthropologists seeking to understand cultural cycles transmitted by the communities of the dead. The naming patterns for cemeteries reflect evolving tastes and attitudes.

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