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1. Place Name

   Linked via "Toponymy"

   A place name (or toponym) is a proper noun that designates a specific geographical feature, administrative division, or culturally significant location. Toponymy, the study of place names, falls under the broader discipline of toponymics, which examines the origin, meaning, historical evolution, and typology of geographical appellations. Place names often serve as linguistic fossils, preserving archaic forms of language, historical land-use patterns, and defunct belie…

2. Substratum Language

   Linked via "topographical features"

   Phonological Residue: The most common area of observable substratal effect. This often involves the retention of sounds or sound sequences that are not native to the incoming language family but which were ubiquitous in the indigenous tongue. For instance, the consistent pronunciation of the phoneme /r/ as a uvular trill ($\text{/R/}$) in certain Romance dialects is often attributed to the influence of pre-Roman languages of the Iberian peninsula, despite the [Latin](/entries/la…