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

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...

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Main Author:	Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco
Other Authors:	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Indo-European Etymological Reconstruction Pre-Proto-Indo-European Diachronic Topono-mastics
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-805092019-12-06T13:51:07Z Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco School of Humanities and Social Sciences Indo-European Etymological Reconstruction Pre-Proto-Indo-European Diachronic Topono-mastics 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. Accepted Version 2016-06-15T05:12:12Z 2019-12-06T13:51:07Z 2016-06-15T05:12:12Z 2019-12-06T13:51:07Z 2014 2014 Journal Article Perono Cacciafoco, F. (2014). Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory. Annals of the University of Craiova: Series Philology - Linguistics, 1-2, 105-127. 1224-5712 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80509 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40688 https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=216339 185545 en Annals of the University of Craiova: Series Philology - Linguistics © 2014 Faculty of Letters, University of Craiova. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Annals of the University of Craiova: Series Philology - Linguistics, Faculty of Letters, University of Craiova. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=216339]. application/pdf
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description	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.
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title	Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory
title_short	Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory
title_full	Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory
title_fullStr	Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory
title_full_unstemmed	Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory
title_sort	diachronic toponomastics and etymology: epistemological proposals according to the new convergence theory
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Diachronic Toponomastics and Etymology: Epistemological Proposals According to the New Convergence Theory

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