Richard Coates article on the survival of Celtic Words in English
Interesting article on the reasons for the survival of of so few Celtic words in English by Richard Coates.
The linguistic evidence, as summed up by Coates in the article suggests the lack of Celtic in English shows that the English did not have significant contact with the Celts.
Coates says:
"My inclination is therefore to accept the traditional view that in certain parts of what became England there were few visible Britons, and that this state might in principle have been achieved by emigration, annihilation or enslavement, for each of which there is evidence in English sources, though much hinges, of course, on whether these sources are viewed as credible witnesses."
rc_britons.pdf (application/pdf Object)
archaeology
The linguistic evidence, as summed up by Coates in the article suggests the lack of Celtic in English shows that the English did not have significant contact with the Celts.
Coates says:
"My inclination is therefore to accept the traditional view that in certain parts of what became England there were few visible Britons, and that this state might in principle have been achieved by emigration, annihilation or enslavement, for each of which there is evidence in English sources, though much hinges, of course, on whether these sources are viewed as credible witnesses."
rc_britons.pdf (application/pdf Object)
archaeology
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