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Where have all the Celtic words gone?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Loreto Todd
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A consideration of whether there has been more Celtic influence on English than commentators have traditionally conceded

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English Today , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , July 2000, pp. 6 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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