Celtic Influence in English? Yes and No
- Author / Editor
- Vennemann, Theo.
Celtic Influence in English? Yes and No
- Published
- English Language and Linguistics 13.2 (2009): 309-34.
- Description
- Traces idiomatic usage of "yes" and "no" in responses to questions in the English language, comparing it with German usage to illustrate the influence of the Celtic, Brittonic language. Concludes by exploring roots of the English method of response in linguistic developments between Chaucer and Shakespeare resulting from increased contact between Anglo-Saxon and Brittonic.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies.