Toponymic literature generally recognizes three main structures in English: those with a specific + generic element (e.g. Tweed River, Mount White); those that consist of a specific element alone (e.g. Perth, Washington); and less commonly, those with a generic element preceded by the definite article (e.g. The Bend, The Bluff). There are of course combinations and variations on these three (e.g. The Maiden Mountain, Valley of the Giants). Very rarely has the existence of toponyms comprising solely a generic term (e.g. Pinnacle, Sugarloaf) been mentioned or discussed. This survey investigates the occurrence and use of such toponyms in four English-speaking regions.

地名文学通常认识到英语的三个主要结构：具有特定+通用元素的结构（例如，特威德 河，怀特山 ）；那些仅由特定要素组成的实体（例如，珀斯，华盛顿）；较不常见的是那些带有通用元素的定冠词（例如The Bend和The Bluff）。当然，这三个有一些组合和变化（例如，少女山，巨人谷）。很少有仅包含通用术语的地名存在（例如Pinnacle，Sugarloaf）被提及或讨论。这项调查调查了四个英语地区这种地名的发生和使用情况。