Language Contact and Development around the North Sea
Edited by Merja Stenroos, Martti Mäkinen and Inge Særheim
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 321] 2012. xvi, 235 pp.
Inge Særheim
List of John Benjamins publications for which Inge Særheim plays a role.
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Subjects English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics
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2012 Ancient toponyms in south-west Norway: Origin and formation Language Contact and Development around the North Sea, Stenroos, Merja, Martti Mäkinen and Inge Særheim (eds.), pp. 53–66 | Article
This chapter considers the origin and formation of old toponyms in Rogaland, south-west Norway, and relates to an ongoing discussion about the oldest toponyms in north-west Europe. A central question is whether names are formed with a productive suffix (primary naming), suggesting an early date, or… read more