Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics Through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO

Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics Through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Applied Linguistics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

This paper introduces basic principles of a New Convergence Theory (NCT) into the field of Indo-European linguistics. The first part of the article is dedicated to a brief evaluation of current approaches to the Indo-European origins and etymology as well as to the theoretical explanation of the NCT’s epistemological fundamentals. The second part deals with some examples of the etymological reconstruction conducted according to this innovative approach, in which historical phonetics, historical semantics, historical geography, and landscape archaeology are utilized for recovering the most ancient origins of prehistoric European names.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-98
Number of pages	19
Journal	Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics
Volume	8
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Indo-European
Toponymy
Indo-European Etymological Reconstruction
Toponomastics
New Convergence Theory (NCT)

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

http://www.actalinguistica.com/journal/index.php/al/article/view/55/124Licence: CC BY

Cite this

@article{6f943c20af364499ab20ff6051139a67,

title = "Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics Through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory",

abstract = "This paper introduces basic principles of a New Convergence Theory (NCT) into the field of Indo-European linguistics. The first part of the article is dedicated to a brief evaluation of current approaches to the Indo-European origins and etymology as well as to the theoretical explanation of the NCT{\textquoteright}s epistemological fundamentals. The second part deals with some examples of the etymological reconstruction conducted according to this innovative approach, in which historical phonetics, historical semantics, historical geography, and landscape archaeology are utilized for recovering the most ancient origins of prehistoric European names.",

keywords = "Indo-European, Toponymy, Indo-European Etymological Reconstruction, Toponomastics, New Convergence Theory (NCT)",

author = "{PERONO CACCIAFOCO}, Francesco",

note = "PERONO CACCIAFOCO, Francesco. (2014). Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory. Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics, 8 - 3: 79-98 ",

year = "2014",

language = "English",

volume = "8",

pages = "79--98",

journal = "Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics",

issn = "1313-2296",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Beyond Etymology

T2 - Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics Through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory

AU - PERONO CACCIAFOCO, Francesco

N1 - PERONO CACCIAFOCO, Francesco. (2014). Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory. Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics, 8 - 3: 79-98

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - This paper introduces basic principles of a New Convergence Theory (NCT) into the field of Indo-European linguistics. The first part of the article is dedicated to a brief evaluation of current approaches to the Indo-European origins and etymology as well as to the theoretical explanation of the NCT’s epistemological fundamentals. The second part deals with some examples of the etymological reconstruction conducted according to this innovative approach, in which historical phonetics, historical semantics, historical geography, and landscape archaeology are utilized for recovering the most ancient origins of prehistoric European names.

AB - This paper introduces basic principles of a New Convergence Theory (NCT) into the field of Indo-European linguistics. The first part of the article is dedicated to a brief evaluation of current approaches to the Indo-European origins and etymology as well as to the theoretical explanation of the NCT’s epistemological fundamentals. The second part deals with some examples of the etymological reconstruction conducted according to this innovative approach, in which historical phonetics, historical semantics, historical geography, and landscape archaeology are utilized for recovering the most ancient origins of prehistoric European names.

KW - Indo-European

KW - Toponymy

KW - Indo-European Etymological Reconstruction

KW - Toponomastics

KW - New Convergence Theory (NCT)

UR - http://www.actalinguistica.com/journal/index.php/al/article/view/55;

M3 - Article

SN - 1313-2296

VL - 8

SP - 79

EP - 98

JO - Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics

JF - Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics

IS - 3

ER -

Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics Through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Da cosa prendono il nome i luoghi (From Where Places Get Their Names)

Cite this

Beyond Etymology: Historical Reconstruction and Diachronic Toponomastics Through the Lens of a New Convergence Theory

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Activities

Da cosa prendono il nome i luoghi (From Where Places Get Their Names)

Cite this