The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic
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The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic
（Brill's studies in Indo-European languages & linguistics, v. 7）
Brill, 2012
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oxford University, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-294) and index
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In The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic, Nicholas Zair for the first time collects and assesses all the words from the Celtic languages which contained a laryngeal, and identifies the regular results of the laryngeals in each phonetic environment. This allows him to formulate previously unrecognised sound changes affecting Proto-Celtic, and assess the competing explanations for other developments. This work has far-reaching consequences for the understanding of the historical phonology and morphology of the Celtic languages, and for etymological work involving the Celtic language, along with implications for Indo-European sound laws and the Indo-European syllable. A major conclusion is that the laryngeals cannot be used to argue for an Italo-Celtic language family.
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