Work

Gaulish

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Gaulish is a language in the Celtic language family, documented in Gaul (France and surrounding territories) from around the 2nd century BC and through the Roman period.It is transmitted primarily in Greek (Gallo-Greek) and Latin (Gallo-Latin) script, with a small number of Gaulish texts also attested in the Etruscan alphabet in Italy (Gallo-Etruscan) and with Gaulish names found in Iberian script.In this article we detail current knowledge of the linguistic content, context and classification of Gaulish, and consider the epigraphic corpus, naming practices, writing systems and the cultural interactions that shape this material.Finally, we discuss the future challenges for the study of Gaulish and some of the work that is underway which will drive our research in the 21st century.

Source: Palaeohispanica Revista sobre lenguas y culturas de la Hispania Antigua

DOI: 10.36707/palaeohispanica.v0i20.383

Authors: Alex Mullen, Coline Ruiz Darasse

Institutions: University of Nottingham, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Ausonius Institut de Recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen age

Language: Spanish

Topic: Linguistics and language evolution

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: European Commission, Agence Nationale de la Recherche