The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain
Phonology and Chronology, c. 400-1200
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:17th Dec '02
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This is the first comprehensive linguistic study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets.
- First comprehensive study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets.
- Provides a linguistic analysis of the 370 Brittonic and Irish inscriptions.
- Presents new phonological evidence for the dating of the inscriptions.
"[Sims-Williams's] concern is to give due weight to all the possibilities rather than to rush into one attractive interpretation. This will make the book extremely valuable as a restraining influence on the rasher tendencies of other scholars. The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain is a major achievement in Celtic historical linguistics and will be an indispensible work of reference for many years to come."
Antiquity
"(Celtic Inscriptions of Britain) represents an invaluable contribution to its field."
Cumbrian Medieval Celtic Studies
ISBN: 9781405109031
Dimensions: 231mm x 148mm x 37mm
Weight: 667g
480 pages