Sinification of Zhuang place names in Guangxi, China: A GIS-based spatial analysis approach

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-333

  Wang, Fahui ^a,b   Wang, Guanxiong ^b   Hartmann, John ^c   Luo, Wei ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Sinification; Spatial analysis; Toponym GIS; Zhuang Tai

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; PLACE NAME; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPONYMY;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 84858006436     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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