Celtic and Slavic Contact on the Balkan Peninsula: A Linguistic Analysis of Modern Celtic and Slavic Languages

Authors

Daniel Josef Gashler, Brigham Young University
Walter Whipple, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Celtic, Slavic, Balkan peninsula, language

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

The Celts and Slavs were widespread and important cultural phenomena in Iron-Age Europe. Their influence is still felt in contemporary Europe and the Americas. Many states and peoples speak modern languages derived from proto-Celtic and proto-Slavonic. The purpose of my research is to show that these ancient cultures were once in contact on the Balkan Peninsula. The ultimate goal is to discover the time period, duration, and social nature of this contact through examining linguistic evidence of contact present in modern South Slavic (those Slavic languages spoken on the Balkan Peninsula) and Celtic languages.

Recommended Citation

Gashler, Daniel Josef and Whipple, Walter (2013) "Celtic and Slavic Contact on the Balkan Peninsula: A Linguistic Analysis of Modern Celtic and Slavic Languages," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 791.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/791