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English and Celtic in contact /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Filppula, Markku
Other Authors: Klemola, Juhani, Paulasto, Heli
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2008.
Series:Routledge studies in Germanic linguistics ; 13.
Subjects:
Celtic languages > Influence on English.
Languages in contact > Great Britain.
Sociolinguistics > Great Britain.
English language > Foreign elements > Celtic.
Online Access:Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • Conclusion.