Assess the impact of language, history and landscape on place-names on the Isle of Axholme

评估语言、历史和景观对阿克斯霍姆岛地名的影响

• 批准号: 2444538
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2444538
• 关键词: Assess; impact; language; history; landscape

This project aims to discover what place-names can tell us about the landscape, history and languages of the Isle of Axholme through time. It will collect historical forms of place-names, essential to establishing their origins, in order to build a strong foundation for investigation. The project will benefit not only the academic world but also the local community and environmental agencies by promoting a greater appreciation for the landscape and an awareness of possible changes in the future which connect with its more watery past. It will also provide material for the English Place-Name Society survey for Lincolnshire, currently stalled after the death of the county editor in 2001.Living in North Lincolnshire, I am familiar with the project's landscape and historical context, as well as the relationship of the local people with their inland island environment, defined by natural and man-made waterways and still known locally as 'The Isle'. My MA research demonstrated that place-names with topographical or natural features in the Isle of Axholme account for an unusually large proportion of place-names. Substantial alterations to the landscape occurred with the drainage and land reclamation of the 1620s, changing a predominantly marshy area liable to flooding into productive agricultural land. The surviving ancient place-names may not now reflect the meanings they had when they came into existence as meaningful descriptive labels. These descriptions may, though, become more relevant in the future with the predicted consequences of climate change.I am working with the Environment Agency (Trentside), supporting their strategy for the Isle of Axholme, which focuses on sustainability and making spaces for water. My project also supports a 2-year AHRC network on flood resilience (January 2020-December 2021). In addition it links with the aims of The Isle of Axholme and Hatfield Chase Partnership, which seeks to conserve the natural and cultural landscape heritage as well as change the way people understand, perceive and relate to the landscapes in which they live, work or visit. My background in Adult Education has given me the skills to communicate effectively with people from varied backgrounds, pitching the material at an appropriate level for engagement. It is envisaged that information will be provided to the public about the history of place-names in the Isle of Axholme and thecontext of its watery past both independently and in collaboration with related projects.

这个项目旨在发现地名可以告诉我们阿克塞姆岛的景观、历史和语言。将收集对确定地名的起源至关重要的地名的历史形式，为调查奠定坚实的基础。该项目不仅有利于学术界，也有利于当地社区和环境机构，因为它促进了对景观的更大欣赏，并意识到未来可能发生的变化，这些变化与过去更多的水联系在一起。它还将为英国地名协会对林肯郡的调查提供材料，该调查在郡编辑2001年去世后陷入停滞。居住在北林肯郡，我熟悉项目的景观和历史背景，以及当地人与内陆岛屿环境的关系，这些环境由自然和人工水道定义，在当地仍被称为“岛屿”。我的硕士研究表明，在阿克斯霍尔姆岛，具有地形或自然特征的地名占了地名的很大比例。随着1620年代的排水和土地开垦，景观发生了实质性的变化，将一个主要的沼泽地区变成了肥沃的农业用地。幸存下来的古代地名现在可能不能反映出它们作为有意义的描述性标签存在时的含义。然而，这些描述可能在未来与气候变化的预测结果更加相关。我正在与环境局（Trentside）合作，支持他们的Axholme岛战略，该战略侧重于可持续性和为水创造空间。我的项目还支持一个为期2年的AHRC洪水恢复网络（2020年1月至2021年12月）。此外，它还与阿克塞姆岛和哈特菲尔德蔡斯合作伙伴关系的目标相联系，该合作伙伴关系旨在保护自然和文化景观遗产，并改变人们理解、感知和联系他们生活、工作或参观的景观的方式。我的成人教育背景使我具备了与不同背景的人有效沟通的技能，并在适当的水平上推销材料。预计将独立或与相关项目合作向公众提供有关Axholme岛地名的历史及其水的历史背景的信息。