Pruners and trainers of the Celtic family tree: the rise and development of Celtic in the light of language contact

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Abstract

The purpose of thsi article is to show how the history of the Celtic languages can be presented as a series of shocks caused by contact with non-Celtic languages followed by phases of adaptation to the consequences of those shocks
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the XIV International Congress of Celtic Studies
EditorsLiam Breatnach, Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Damian McManus, Katharine Simms
Place of PublicationDublin
PublisherSchool of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Pages191-219
Number of pages28
ISBN (Print)978-1-85500-229-6
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Celtic languages, language contact

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