English and Celtic in Contact
Author | : Markku Filppula |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2008-06-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134501724 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134501722 |
Rating | : 4/5 (722 Downloads) |
Download or read book English and Celtic in Contact written by Markku Filppula and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English. Drawing on both original research and existing work, it covers both the earliest medieval contacts and their linguistic effects and the reflexes of later, early modern and modern contacts, especially various regional varieties of English.