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The Celtic inscriptions of Britain : phonology and chronology, c. 400-1200

Patrick Sims-Williams

(Publications of the Philological Society, 37)

Blackwell, 2003

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-420) and indexes

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures ix Preface xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Brittonic Phonology (1-98) 21 3 Brittonic Chronology 238 4 Irish Phonology (1-43) 296 5 Irish Chronology 322 6 Conclusion and List of Proposed Dates 351 Appendices Abbreviations and Bibliography 396 Index of Forms Discussed 421 Index of Other Forms Mentioned 439

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