English and Celtic in contact [electronic resource] / by Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola, and Heli Paulasto.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge studies in Germanic linguisticsPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: xix, 312 p. : mapsISBN:- 9780203895009 (e-book : PDF)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early Celtic influences in English. The historical background to the early contacts -- The linguistic outcomes of the early contacts -- Celtic influences in the modern age. The historical background to the modern contacts and to language shift in Celtic-speaking areas -- The linguistic outcomes of the modern contacts -- The extent of Celtic influences in English -- The debates on the extent of Celtic influences in English -- A reassessment of the evidence for Celtic influences.
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