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 -
