The author presents an original proposal for a shared Celtic-Germanic accentual system, which has fundamental implications for Proto-Germanic.

Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other langu

The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change—provides extensive new research and original case studies Language con

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