docoflove1974 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Fresh off of the presses of LINGUISTList: Title: Ancient Celtic Placenames in Europe and Asia Minor Series Title: Publications of the Philological Society Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing http://www.blackwellpublishing.com Book URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.as...5706&site=1 Author: Patrick Sims-Williams Paperback: ISBN: 1405145706 Pages: 420 Price: AUS $ 75.95 Paperback: ISBN: 1405145706 Pages: 420 Price: Europe EURO 22.99 Paperback: ISBN: 1405145706 Pages: 420 Price: U.S. $ 39.95 Abstract: An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas. Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geography. Uses a dataset of over 20,000 names recorded by Greek and Latin authors such as Polybius, Caesar and Tacitus and by early geographers such as Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy and the Ravenna Cosmographer. A significant work for archaeologists, historians and philologists studying the early distribution of Celtic and other Indo-European languages. List of maps Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Database Approach 3. The Long Arm of Coincidence 4. Selected Celtic-Looking Strings and Elements 5. The distribution of the Selected Celtic-Looking Elements 6. The Extent of Celtic Names: i. Northern Europe (above 48 latitude) 7. The Extent of Celtic Names: ii. Central Europe (latitudes 44-47) 8. The Extent of Celtic Names: iii. Southern Europe (latitude 43 and southwar 9. The Extent of Celtic Names: iv. Asia Minor (west of longitude +35) with v. Note on Remaining Areas around the Mediterranean (north of latitude 35 and west of longitude +35) 10. The Extent of Celtic Names: vi. Africa and Asia (south of latitude 35 and east of longitude +35) 11. The Extent of Celtic Names: Summary 12. Prospects for Further Research Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Place-Names Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics Written In: English (eng) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=20095 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 [ Paperback: ISBN: 1405145706 Pages: 420 Price: AUS $ 75.95 I wish. Does anyone have it? Ancyra is from Celtic "anku. ongr" meaning "narrow spot.death" The suffix "-ra" means "towards" and "-rad" is"folk". "-Rath" means a fort place,fortified mound ,and the Anglo abbrev. is "ra". What is the Celtic meaning of AncyRA? Is that the Celt form or is the Greek /Roman "angoRA" form a variation on the Celtic? Does that also apply to "ChimeRA"? John Welch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Very nice find. I'm particularly fond of placenames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Oddly enough I was searching through a list of Iron Age Tribe names (and their capitals) today. It's amazing considering that many countries in Europe still have Celtic place names - there's lots to be found across England - Stratford Upon Avon being one, Tyriola in Germany (or is it Austria?) is another...even after a period of a few millennia the place names have become so engrained in peoples minds that they have survived in countries that have been over run by numerous invaders since the Iron Age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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