Runs, Creeks, and Branches in Maryland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8729431 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Kuethe (corresponding author), J Louis Kuethe |
| Year | 1935 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 256-256 |
| Publication date | 1935-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/451598 |
| OpenAlex | W2329790636 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
ster's Dictionary comments on the fact. Instead, according to Webster's, the South has runs and branches, which correspond to the New England brooks, as well as creeks, which are usually larger than these streams and smaller than rivers. Investigation of the actual use of these terms in Maryland, however, shows that the explanation is not altogether adequate. According to the most recent maps of the Maryland Geographical Survey (scale one inch to the mile), there are 770 streams in the state, rather evenly divided between runs, creeks, and to be studied. It is not likely that the whims of the cartographers would influence the use of these terms, as the names of the streams would be supplied by the residents of the section being mapped. In fact, this method of collecting the data for this study should help to eliminate the entrance of casual, and hence irrelevant, stream names. Tidewater creeks were not in
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1955 - 1996 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |