English and Celtic in Contact

ISBN-13: 9780415636728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 312 str.

Markku Filppula; Juhani Klemola; Heli Paulasto

Opis

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.