Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO

Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO^*

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Department of Applied Linguistics

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Abstract

This paper introduces the basic principles of the New Convergence Theory (NCT) in the field of Indo-European Linguistics. The first part is inherent in a brief evaluation of the current approaches to Indo-European origins and Etymology and in the theoretical explanation of the NCT's epistemological fundamentals, the second part deals with some examples of etymological reconstructions conducted according to this innovative approach in which Historical Phonetics, Historical Semantics, Historical Geography, and Landscape Archaeology participate in recovering the most ancient origins (or 'proto-origins') of names ('paleo-names') and of languages in prehistoric Europe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-127
Number of pages	23
Journal	Analele Universitatii din Craiova - Seria Stiinte Filologice, Lingvistica
Volume	36
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

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Keywords

Diachronic Toponomastics
Indo-European Etymological Reconstruction
Proto-Indo-European
Pre-Proto-Indo-European
Toponymy

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