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Comparative historical linguistics is a highly specialised and sophisticated subject. Its practitioners do not always agree among themselves about their results, but they alone are well-placed to take part in the argument. A non-specialist must be cautious, therefore; even so, there are some potentially useful contributions that anthropology can make in this domain.
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© 1992 Malcolm Chapman
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Chapman, M. (1992). Celtic Continuity: Language. In: The Celts. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230378650_6
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