18th-Century Descriptions and Onymic Nominations of Places. The Files from the Inspection of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Przemyśl as a Case of Onymization Process

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical issue of the status of the designation of the place names on the basis of explorations of the 18th-century material from the province of Przemyśl. The research has revealed the existence of fixed forms - place names - but also of descriptive forms devoid of onymic features. The data analysis allows tracing the processes responsible for turning descriptive elements into onymic elements in the process called onymization.