Editing Toponymy (section)

==Toponymic structure==
A ''simplex toponym'' consists of just one [[morpheme]] that identifies the geographic feature by itself, whereas a ''composite toponym'' can be broken down into multiple elements, namely, a ''specific'' that distinguishes the feature from others within its class and a ''generic'' that distinguishes the feature from others with the same name in other classes.<ref>{{cite conference|title=Terminology and the UNGEGN Webcourse|conference=IBGE-UNGEGN international toponymy course|first=Ferjan|last=Ormeling|publisher=[[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics]] and [[United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names]]|location=Rio de Janeiro|date=2017|page=2|url=https://unstats.un.org/Unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Training/Brazil/2.1Terminology%20Handout.pdf#page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Glossary of Generic Terms in Canada's Geographical Names|edition=2nd|first1=Claudine|last1=Ratelle|first2=Carolina|last2=Herrera|first3=Isabelle|last3=Poirier|publisher=[[Translation Bureau]]|location=Ottawa|year=2012|pages=xi–xii|isbn=978-1-100-54304-8|url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/tpsgc-pwgsc/S52-2-176-2012.pdf#page=13}}</ref> In English, a composite toponym may consist of a specific and a generic (such as "Tweed River", "River Tweed", or "River Road") or less commonly a generic with a [[definite article]] (such as "The Bend" or "The Dalles").<ref>{{cite journal|title=Simplex Generic Toponyms in Four English-speaking Jurisdictions|first=Jan|last=Tent|journal=[[Names (journal)|Names]]|volume=68|issue=1|pages=17–31|doi=10.1080/00277738.2020.1731243|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00277738.2020.1731243|doi-access=free}}</ref>