Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
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- 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.
Trade Review"[Sims-Williams's] concern is to give due weight to all the possibilities rather than to rush into one attractive interpretation. This will make the book extremely valuable as a restraining influence on the rasher tendencies of other scholars.
The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain is a major achievement in Celtic historical linguistics and will be an indispensible work of reference for many years to come."
Antiquity "(Celtic Inscriptions of Britain) represents an invaluable contribution to its field."
Cumbrian Medieval Celtic Studies
Table of ContentsList 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
