The validity of anthroponymics as a source for the study of ancient languages: the case of the Iberian Peninsula

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  • José María Vallejo Ruiz Universidad del País Vasco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2009.v77.i1.309

Keywords:

fragmentary languages, linguistic geography, onomastics, proper names, personal names, onomastics landscapes, Namenlandschaft, epigraphy, Iberian peninsula, Celtiberian, Iberian, Lusitanian, Astures, Gallaeci, Basque-Aquitanian

Abstract


The main way to approach the old onomastics are the «onomastic landscapes», that define a region according to specific names, suffixes or morphological processes. It is clear that, in regions with own epigraphic culture and language, the «onomastic landscapes» come to agree (accurately) with the extension of the languages. This way, the onomastic landscapes become valid instruments of analysis of regions without epigraphic culture.

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Published

2009-06-30

How to Cite

Vallejo Ruiz, J. M. (2009). The validity of anthroponymics as a source for the study of ancient languages: the case of the Iberian Peninsula. Emerita, 77(1), 125–145. https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2009.v77.i1.309

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